Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am 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 7AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNE
1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NE
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
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)131212111111111111111112121111111111101010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)172283443459475503503493431423361488497463493485423415355348377428497506
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03AM
0.92
2:47PM
1.15
6:00AM
0.95
3:58PM
1.14
6:43AM
0.99
5:06PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
0.79
10:35PM
0.08
10:22AM
0.77
11:32PM
0.07
11:31AM
0.71
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:41-----
Sunset-----6:52-------6:52-------6:52--
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
33---1---------341221213
Temp. °C252525262828272626252529303027262626252729292726
Feels °C (?)272929303131302929292831323230292929283132323129
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