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Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 23 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
29.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 1PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NW
0.4
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)6141313131391110101212111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)767788876968125187192192367400380380433418411396366359346397412435
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassoffoffoffglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
1.09
10:19PM
0.97
11:29AM
1.12
11:25PM
0.91
12:01PM
1.14
12:43AM
0.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08AM
0.18
4:52PM
0.55
4:45AM
0.27
5:47PM
0.46
5:23AM
0.38
6:45PM
0.36
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
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Sunset---6:52-------6:52-------6:53----
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Rain (mm)
11211-22--------1-111--1
Temp. °C262828292727262625262829272626252528282827262625
Feels °C (?)303232323132323129303233313030292932313131303129
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