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Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
29.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?
The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Jailbreak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | |
141 | 81 | 110 | 113 | 84 | 86 | 74 | 54 | 138 | 141 | 147 | 204 | 184 | 173 | 180 | 189 | 168 | 175 | 175 | 200 | 279 | 279 | 273 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:04AM0.98m | 9:44AM1.04m | 00:52AM0.97m | 10:28AM1.00m | 1:39AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.12m | 4:39AM0.79m | 5:20PM0.15m | 5:32AM0.79m | 6:04PM0.19m | 6:35AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 |
34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
 kJ | 141 | 81 | 110 | 113 | 84 | 86 | 74 | 54 | 138 | 141 | 147 | 204 | 184 | 173 | 180 | 189 | 168 | 175 | 175 | 200 | 279 | 279 | 273 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 29 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 50 | 73 | 107 | 127 | 127 | 118 | 107 | 105 | 46 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 55 | 35 | 34 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 1045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 223 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 1051 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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