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Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 31 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
29.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 3AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (01 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sat
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
1
NNW
0.6
N
0.5
NNE
1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.9
NNE
1
N
1
N
1
N
1.2
N
Period(s) (?)111111116101378810109999999131010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)157149110143787496891521532312841561491939196106135242194194186251
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
1.23
7:59AM
1.01
6:04PM
1.22
8:38AM
1.04
7:02PM
1.19
9:13AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
-0.05
12:31PM
0.76
1:31AM
-0.04
1:30PM
0.70
2:15AM
0.00
2:26PM
0.64
Sat
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
14212------------11112--
Temp. °C262626262526292827272626252830302726262525242728
Feels °C (?)282728282730313029302828273031302828292829293131
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