Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 27 Apr 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
29.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
1
2
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
13
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
14
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.6
NNE
14
0.6
NNE
14
0.6
NNE
14
0.6
NNE
14
1.2
NNE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
133
95
105
93
90
88
111
108
108
116
111
108
96
98
86
165
120
120
165
163
158
145
472
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
ENE
0
S
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:07PM0.91m
5:01AM1.08m
5:21PM0.91m
5:32AM1.10m
6:25PM0.93m
6:00AM1.11m
Low Tide
10:22PM0.37m
11:27AM0.43m
11:09PM0.45m
12:12PM0.33m
11:52PM0.52m
12:52PM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
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6:31
6:31
6:31
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6:32
6:31
6:31
1
3
5
3
1
1
1
2
1
3
8
2
Temp °C
27
27
26
25
25
29
29
29
27
27
26
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
25
26
31
31
30
29
29
34
33
33
31
32
31
30
29
31
32
32
32
30
31
31
30
29
28
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
1.2
NNE
13
Energy kJ
121
133
94
105
88
88
88
111
108
108
116
111
108
88
86
86
105
110
120
107
132
112
135
472
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
12
0.5
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
14
0.4
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
13
0.6
NNE
14
0.5
NNE
14
0.5
NNE
14
0.6
NNE
14
0.6
NNE
14
0.6
NNE
14
0.6
NNE
14
Energy kJ
98
96
95
95
93
90
85
82
46
44
81
59
34
96
98
67
165
120
120
165
163
158
145
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.2
NNE
16
0.1
E
8
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
NNE
14
0.3
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
16
0.3
NNE
16
0.3
NNE
16
0.3
NNE
16
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
10
0.4
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
4
1
5
10
10
25
1
22
41
42
12
12
50
50
50
48
10
14
20
7
7
4
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
E
4
1.1
E
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
7
7
7
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
271
34
3
0
0
0
223
223
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
223
0
0
0
0
0
248
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sandaun
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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