Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 25 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 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (26 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NNE
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
Period(s) (?)1212121011111010101010101010991010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3143143092482682202081781781781711681641311251281151151089296929292
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
NNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
0
N
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
off
glassglassglassononglassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
0.95
12:17PM
1.11
3:32AM
0.95
1:26PM
1.08
4:31AM
0.97
2:44PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:55PM
0.08
6:43AM
0.78
8:01PM
0.11
8:00AM
0.78
9:07PM
0.14
9:22AM
0.74
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:37---
Sunset-------6:43-------6:43-------6:42
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Rain (mm)
22-48119-------111--42211
Temp. °C272626262525252625252525252828282726252525262526
Feels °C (?)323130302929293129292929293232313231303029302830
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