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Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
29.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?
The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 7AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NE 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 10 | |
95 | 105 | 93 | 90 | 88 | 111 | 108 | 108 | 116 | 111 | 108 | 96 | 98 | 86 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 165 | 163 | 158 | 159 | 472 | 465 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:01AM1.08m | 5:21PM0.91m | 5:32AM1.10m | 6:25PM0.93m | 6:00AM1.11m | 7:21PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.37m | 11:27AM0.43m | 11:09PM0.45m | 12:12PM0.33m | 11:52PM0.52m | 12:52PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
31 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 10 |
 kJ | 94 | 105 | 68 | 88 | 88 | 111 | 108 | 108 | 116 | 111 | 108 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 70 | 119 | 132 | 135 | 129 | 159 | 472 | 465 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | — | NNE 13 | E 5 |
| kJ | 95 | 95 | 93 | 90 | 85 | 82 | 46 | 44 | 81 | 59 | 34 | 96 | 98 | 67 | 120 | 45 | 120 | 165 | 163 | 158 | 145 | — | 137 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | E 8 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 15 | NNE 11 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 10 | NNE 14 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 | — | ENE 9 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 22 | 41 | 42 | 12 | 27 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 10 | 120 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | — | 8 | 137 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 27 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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