Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 25 Apr 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 2PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
12
1
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
12
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
14
0.7
NNE
14
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
14
0.8
NNE
14
0.8
NNE
14
0.7
NNE
14
0.7
NNE
13
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
265
242
247
239
176
176
193
193
130
186
183
163
163
180
233
229
170
158
118
118
130
140
103
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
W
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:21PM0.99m
3:47AM1.04m
2:46PM0.94m
4:27AM1.06m
4:07PM0.91m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.73m
8:34PM0.20m
9:33AM0.64m
9:30PM0.28m
10:36AM0.54m
10:22PM0.37m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:31
6:31
6:31
6:31
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6:32
6:32
6:32
6:32
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
28
29
29
27
27
26
25
25
28
29
29
27
26
26
25
25
28
30
29
27
26
26
25
28
33
32
33
31
31
31
30
30
33
33
32
31
30
30
29
29
32
33
32
31
30
31
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
11
1
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
12
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
14
0.8
NNE
14
0.7
NNE
14
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
Energy kJ
90
265
242
247
239
176
176
193
193
130
130
130
130
133
130
233
229
170
107
118
118
130
140
103
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
12
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NNE
16
0.4
NNE
16
0.5
NNE
16
0.5
NNE
16
0.5
NNE
13
0.7
NNE
14
0.7
NNE
14
0.6
NNE
14
0.6
NNE
14
0.7
NNE
14
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
13
Energy kJ
131
13
13
13
12
99
97
138
138
98
186
183
163
163
180
74
74
74
158
99
98
96
95
95
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NNE
17
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
NNE
16
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
16
Energy kJ
13
3
57
12
11
6
6
98
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
4
1
1
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
2
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
223
223
125
94
0
0
0
0
271
223
0
0
0
0
0
0
223
1045
94
94
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sandaun
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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