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Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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
29.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
NW
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)10101010999991010101096699101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)110110110108106103868610815792949288887484889698989898115
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
1.14
8:30AM
0.95
6:12PM
1.15
9:03AM
0.98
6:56PM
1.14
9:34AM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50AM
0.80
1:09AM
0.07
12:42PM
0.79
1:47AM
0.05
1:32PM
0.77
2:23AM
0.05
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
Sunset-6:52-------6:52-------6:52------
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clear
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1---------1332------11--
Temp. °C282927262626252930292726262625272930282726262629
Feels °C (?)313129292929283232302928282929313232303029292931
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