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Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 01 May 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 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
125 | 129 | 132 | 112 | 132 | 115 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 95 | 112 | 99 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 97 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 90 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:12PM0.97m | 6:57AM1.12m | 8:59PM0.98m | 7:26AM1.12m | 9:44PM0.99m | 7:57AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.17m | 1:13AM0.64m | 2:05PM0.13m | 1:52AM0.69m | 2:40PM0.10m | 2:31AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 |
33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 102 | 129 | 132 | 112 | 132 | 115 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 95 | 112 | 99 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 97 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 90 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 111 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 63 | 54 | 51 | 30 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | NNE 10 | E 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 223 | 125 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 223 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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