Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 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 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.8
NW
2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
2.4
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)111111111111101010111111777777777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)496449357399357357277277277287271268275357397355351432658483516664512523
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
1.04
1:16AM
0.92
11:08AM
1.02
2:17AM
0.91
11:59AM
0.99
3:13AM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:55PM
0.21
5:45AM
0.76
6:46PM
0.23
6:43AM
0.78
7:41PM
0.25
7:53AM
0.77
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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Sunset-6:37-------6:37-------6:37------
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Rain (mm)
122231----1111---121111-
Temp. °C292827262525252830302727262626283029272626262629
Feels °C (?)312930282726273031312829282829303130282727282831
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