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Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 28 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
29.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010109991312991111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3452942902392342302251831791751361331191411019711684891711251229290
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07PM
1.20
5:14AM
0.89
3:03PM
1.22
6:22AM
0.93
4:03PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
0.71
9:53PM
0.09
8:58AM
0.77
10:54PM
0.02
10:14AM
0.80
11:51PM
-0.03
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset---6:53-------6:53-------6:53----
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--11------11--1-11----11
Temp. °C252829292726262625282829272626252527302927262625
Feels °C (?)293232323030303029323232303030282830323029292927
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