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Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 16 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
29.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 8AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
N
Period(s) (?)171616161616161616161616171714141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)414776823823823813793803803803620803929962202019131657156413191299117411561109942
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		glassononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.95
4:54PM
1.04
6:45AM
0.99
5:53PM
1.06
7:13AM
1.03
6:50PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14PM
0.22
11:20AM
0.67
11:58PM
0.22
12:11PM
0.59
12:39AM
0.23
12:58PM
0.49
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
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Sunset-----6:46-------6:45-------6:45--
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Rain (mm)
-------1-323222135222322
Temp. °C252525262928272626252527282826262525252727272626
Feels °C (?)292928303231313030282931313028292828293131312929
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