Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 26 Mar 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 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)--
Afternoon (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (26 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010109101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2122001781781711681611311251311151151089296929292909277808277
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
W
10
N
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
SW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
1.11
3:32AM
0.95
1:26PM
1.08
4:31AM
0.97
2:44PM
1.05
5:18AM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
0.11
8:00AM
0.78
9:07PM
0.14
9:22AM
0.74
10:08PM
0.17
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
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Sunset-6:43-------6:43-------6:42------
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Rain (mm)
13--------123-111213321--
Temp. °C252625252424242829282626252525272928262626252528
Feels °C (?)283029292828283232313031292829313331292929282932
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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