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Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Jailbreak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
307 | 181 | 178 | 131 | 133 | 173 | 125 | 102 | 132 | 115 | 132 | 115 | 118 | 118 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 79 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 7:21PM0.95m | 6:28AM1.12m | 8:12PM0.97m | 6:57AM1.12m | 8:59PM0.98m | 7:26AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.58m | 1:29PM0.17m | 1:13AM0.64m | 2:05PM0.13m | 1:52AM0.69m | 2:40PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 307 | 141 | 120 | 131 | 128 | 109 | 102 | 102 | 132 | 115 | 132 | 115 | 118 | 118 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 79 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 70 | 181 | 178 | 98 | 133 | 173 | 125 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 111 | 109 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 1045 | 1045 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 223 | 223 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
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