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Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 +10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Jailbreak surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jailbreak sea temperature is
29.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?
The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 1PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jailbreak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 67 | 75 | 96 | 59 | 70 | 90 | 106 | 117 | 88 | 83 | 115 | 147 | 176 | 180 | 318 | 269 | 314 | 272 | 307 | 307 | 307 | 319 | 278 | 312 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:24AM 0.79 | 3:38PM 1.12 | 5:39AM 0.82 | 4:10PM 1.13 | 6:40AM 0.86 | 4:43PM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:07AM 0.59 | 11:00PM 0.28 | 9:55AM 0.67 | 11:40PM 0.20 | 10:45AM 0.73 | 12:18AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 11 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
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