Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 22 Mar 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 11AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNE
1.7
N
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
NNE
1.1
NE
1.3
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131312121212121413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7421081680669700606640606606394394227178183299330691285265265208205205166
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
1.16
10:45PM
1.03
9:50AM
1.17
11:51PM
1.00
10:31AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
0.50
4:04PM
0.12
4:01AM
0.59
4:56PM
0.08
4:47AM
0.67
5:53PM
0.07
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--6:37-------6:37-------6:37-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:44-------6:44--
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
mod rain
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cloud
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Rain (mm)
-111---132-----24323292---
Temp. °C252525272929272625252528302927262625242425262626
Feels °C (?)282829313131292928282831323029282929292929303131
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