Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 07 May 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
9
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
141
147
177
184
173
186
196
175
175
175
200
279
279
286
213
236
204
173
170
170
166
170
170
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
0
SE
0
ESE
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:52AM0.97m
10:28AM1.00m
1:39AM0.98m
11:22AM0.96m
2:20AM1.00m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.15m
5:32AM0.79m
6:04PM0.19m
6:35AM0.78m
6:51PM0.22m
7:44AM0.73m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:31
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6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
29
29
29
27
27
27
26
25
29
30
29
27
27
26
26
26
29
33
34
33
32
31
31
31
33
33
33
31
32
32
30
29
32
33
32
30
31
30
30
29
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
Energy kJ
138
141
147
177
184
173
130
196
175
175
175
200
279
279
286
213
236
204
173
170
170
166
170
170
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
8
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
31
24
24
50
73
107
186
127
160
125
120
80
14
12
12
11
5
11
20
10
10
16
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
10
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
Energy kJ
8
2
2
2
8
7
6
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
5
Energy kJ
1
2
7
7
7
6
10
12
19
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1045
1045
1045
94
0
0
0
0
1045
1045
125
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sandaun
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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