Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)--
Afternoon (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
N
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
N
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)9101091010101010101010111110121111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7852517160474946486163849296841019292949492768972
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
1.03
5:56AM
1.02
5:13PM
1.02
6:28AM
1.05
6:16PM
1.01
6:58AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
0.67
11:03PM
0.21
11:35AM
0.58
11:51PM
0.26
12:26PM
0.48
12:34AM
0.33
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------6:35-------6:35-------6:35-
Sunset-6:42-------6:42-------6:40------
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clear
part cloud
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
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Rain (mm)
----1121111135332-----1-
Temp. °C292827262525252828282726262525272727262625252528
Feels °C (?)323030292929293331313130302929323132303130303033
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