Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 +10
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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
29.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Jailbreak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
181
177
150
154
150
147
144
141
138
138
138
141
81
110
113
84
94
94
54
117
141
147
154
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:30PM0.99m
8:30AM1.09m
11:16PM0.98m
9:05AM1.07m
00:04AM0.98m
9:44AM1.04m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.75m
3:56PM0.10m
3:53AM0.78m
4:37PM0.12m
4:39AM0.79m
5:20PM0.15m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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6:31
6:31
6:31
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6:30
6:30
6:30
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
27
26
25
28
30
29
27
27
26
26
25
28
28
29
27
27
31
31
31
33
33
33
31
32
32
31
30
32
34
34
32
32
31
31
29
33
32
33
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
10
Energy kJ
157
181
177
150
154
150
147
144
141
138
138
138
141
81
110
113
84
94
94
54
117
141
147
154
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
Energy kJ
2
2
4
4
8
7
17
17
17
17
16
29
29
50
28
28
46
46
46
46
31
32
49
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NNE
11
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
29
28
28
55
35
34
49
8
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
223
223
223
0
0
0
0
0
1045
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
223
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sandaun
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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