Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 22 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
29.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 3AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

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Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)109999991010101111101011111111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)204196188188162162148181192208220220216192196200169169166166163163163160
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
0.94
11:12AM
1.16
12:55AM
0.90
11:53AM
1.17
2:20AM
0.88
12:42PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
0.26
5:01AM
0.53
6:16PM
0.20
5:45AM
0.63
7:19PM
0.15
6:37AM
0.71
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
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Sunset-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52
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Rain (mm)
1--2222221444111--------
Temp. °C272626252528282927262626252627272626252525283029
Feels °C (?)302930292932303230292929283031313030292829323331
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