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Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 +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
29.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?
The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Jailbreak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | |
115 | 115 | 93 | 79 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 97 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 90 | 86 | 160 | 122 | 192 | 181 | 181 | 177 | 200 | 177 | 173 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:59PM0.98m | 7:26AM1.12m | 9:44PM0.99m | 7:57AM1.10m | 10:30PM0.99m | 8:30AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.69m | 2:40PM0.10m | 2:31AM0.72m | 3:18PM0.10m | 3:11AM0.75m | 3:56PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
— | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
 kJ | 115 | 115 | 93 | 79 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 97 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 90 | 86 | 160 | 122 | 192 | 181 | 181 | 177 | 200 | 177 | 173 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 11 | E 9 | N 16 | NW 4 | N 11 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 70 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 63 | 54 | 51 | 30 | 38 | 8 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | NNE 10 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | N 11 | N 15 | N 11 | N 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 8 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 |
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