Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 05 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 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)666101010109999999999991011101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1321611148110310510398121121121121121108108868410384235319313384384
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
1.10
10:34PM
0.98
9:18AM
1.08
11:24PM
0.96
9:50AM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:04AM
0.60
3:46PM
0.18
3:40AM
0.65
4:26PM
0.18
4:17AM
0.70
5:09PM
0.19
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:35-----
Sunset-----6:38-------6:38-------6:38--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
33411112--------11-----2
Temp. °C262525282928272626262629292927272626252930292726
Feels °C (?)282728313130302929292932313130302929283232302928
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