Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 21 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
29.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)496496496496496409403396327327271279279232240244244192240192189189186183
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassoffcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
1.05
10:02AM
1.17
1:01AM
1.03
10:57AM
1.11
2:04AM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
-0.05
4:39AM
0.77
5:35PM
-0.01
5:43AM
0.79
6:33PM
0.05
6:57AM
0.78
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:31-
Sunset-6:34-------6:34-------6:34------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------1--------------1--
Temp. °C282827262625252828282626252524282828262625252527
Feels °C (?)313131303130293231323030292928323030293029292930
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