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Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 15 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
29.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
NE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)999999111112121010111110101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1441381181159388134137113144180177151184141138138136115115110110181181
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
0.85
3:58PM
1.13
7:16AM
0.89
4:43PM
1.14
7:55AM
0.92
5:28PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.19
9:56AM
0.77
11:48PM
0.14
10:55AM
0.79
12:30AM
0.10
11:50AM
0.80
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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Sunset-----6:51-------6:52-------6:52--
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Rain (mm)
-2---11--221-1-1132221--
Temp. °C252525283028272626262627292827262625252728262626
Feels °C (?)292928313332313030303031313130292928283130292929
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