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Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 08 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
29.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Jailbreak today?
The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 2AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Jailbreak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | |
175 | 200 | 279 | 279 | 213 | 241 | 240 | 235 | 236 | 170 | 180 | 166 | 198 | 198 | 173 | 177 | 196 | 192 | 192 | 196 | 235 | 240 | 245 | 245 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:39AM0.98m | 11:22AM0.96m | 2:20AM1.00m | 12:29PM0.92m | 2:57AM1.02m | 1:50PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM0.19m | 6:35AM0.78m | 6:51PM0.22m | 7:44AM0.73m | 7:40PM0.27m | 8:50AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
 kJ | 175 | 200 | 279 | 279 | 213 | 241 | 240 | 235 | 236 | 170 | 180 | 166 | 198 | 198 | 173 | 177 | 196 | 192 | 192 | 196 | 235 | 240 | 245 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 12 | N 12 | NNE 12 | N 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 9 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 107 | 80 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 42 | 11 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 12 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | E 7 | ESE 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | E 3 | — | ESE 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 45 | 42 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | 41 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1052 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 1045 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 1045 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 |
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