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Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 07 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
29.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?
The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
138 | 141 | 147 | 177 | 184 | 173 | 186 | 196 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 200 | 279 | 279 | 286 | 213 | 236 | 204 | 173 | 170 | 170 | 166 | 170 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:52AM0.97m | 10:28AM1.00m | 1:39AM0.98m | 11:22AM0.96m | 2:20AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.15m | 5:32AM0.79m | 6:04PM0.19m | 6:35AM0.78m | 6:51PM0.22m | 7:44AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 |
33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | NNE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 138 | 141 | 147 | 177 | 184 | 173 | 130 | 196 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 200 | 279 | 279 | 286 | 213 | 236 | 204 | 173 | 170 | 170 | 166 | 170 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 24 | 24 | 50 | 73 | 107 | 186 | 127 | 160 | 125 | 120 | 80 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | 5 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 10 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 21 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 1045 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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