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Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 31 May 2026 +10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Jailbreak today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 6AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Jailbreak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
117 | 115 | 115 | 111 | 116 | 118 | 118 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 65 | 64 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.14m | 8:58PM0.97m | 6:44AM1.13m | 9:40PM0.98m | 7:20AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.75m | 1:41PM0.07m | 1:18AM0.78m | 2:18PM0.06m | 2:01AM0.79m | 2:55PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 85 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 116 | 118 | 118 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 77 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 117 | 115 | 115 | 111 | 82 | 79 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 56 | 77 | 78 | 54 | 55 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | E 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 6 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 54 | 53 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1051 | 1351 |
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