Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 27 Feb 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
29.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 4AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
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Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)503493431423361488497463493431423415355348377384506515488524524422422414
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:00AM
0.95
3:58PM
1.14
6:43AM
0.99
5:06PM
1.13
7:20AM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
0.08
10:22AM
0.77
11:32PM
0.07
11:31AM
0.71
12:22AM
0.09
12:31PM
0.64
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
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Sunset-------6:52-------6:52-------6:51
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Rain (mm)
--132---13331221-12-23--
Temp. °C272726262528303027272626262728282726262625272728
Feels °C (?)303029292931323230302929303232323131313028313132
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