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Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 13 Mar 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
29.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)--
Afternoon (13 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (13 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
NW
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121114141013131313131318181717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)218218215215211218153111284264281347342249282273265330312309414854823929
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glasscrosscross-
off		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
1.02
5:01AM
0.88
2:48PM
1.02
5:42AM
0.91
3:53PM
1.03
6:15AM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
0.25
9:13AM
0.77
10:27PM
0.24
10:21AM
0.73
11:14PM
0.22
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise------6:39-------6:39-------6:39-
Sunset-6:47-------6:46-------6:46------
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thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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Rain (mm)
1----21--------1221-131-
Temp. °C252525262525252829282626252525282827262625252526
Feels °C (?)302929302929283133312929292828323231313129293030
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