Jailbreak Surf Forecast

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Papua New Guinea (28 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Jailbreak surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 03 Oct 2025 +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 30.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jailbreak this week:

The surf forecast for Jailbreak over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 05) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Jailbreak in the next 12 days are 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 09) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 08) at 1AM.

Wave Type	Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	1AM (Sun 5th Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m) 8s
Best Surf	1AM (Sun 5th Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m) 8s
Most Powerful	4PM (Thu 9th Oct)	3ft (0.9m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jailbreak over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 03		Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	6	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	32	32	31	44	40	39	39	26	26	27	38	38	38	45	41	39	38	72	96	40	48
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	ESE	NE	ESE	SE	NE	SSE	ESE	NE	ENE	ESE	ENE	SE	ESE	NNE	SSE	E	NE	E	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	off	cross	cross- on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	5:07PM 0.98	3:52AM 1.00		5:39PM 1.02		5:00AM 1.02	6:10PM 1.07		6:05AM 1.05	6:41PM 1.11		7:08AM 1.07		7:13PM 1.15	8:10AM 1.08		7:46PM 1.19	9:11AM 1.08		8:22PM 1.21	10:14AM 1.07
Low Tide / height (m)		10:26PM 0.67	10:49AM 0.23		11:21PM 0.57	11:36AM 0.26		12:10AM 0.44	12:22PM 0.31		12:57AM 0.31		1:06PM 0.38	1:45AM 0.18		1:50PM 0.46	2:33AM 0.08		2:35PM 0.55	3:22AM 0.01

	Fri 03		Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09
Sunrise	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16
Sunset	6:28	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:25	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	2	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	4	3	1	4	9	-	-	-	-	6	3
Temp. °C	29	26	29	29	26	30	29	26	29	29	27	29	28	26	26	29	25	29	29	27	28
Feels °C (?)	31	30	32	32	30	32	32	30	32	31	30	32	30	29	30	32	29	31	31	31	32

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Sandaun

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Jailbreak (calm at Tanah Merah 395 km from Jailbreak). 0.4m 9s swell from the NNE with a 0.1m 4s local chop, also from the NNE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 43 minutes ago Jailbreak

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Information about the Jailbreak Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Jailbreak provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Jailbreak can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Jailbreak surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Jailbreak) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Jailbreak may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Jailbreak is 68 km (42 miles) from the city of Kotabaru. If you plan a holiday in Sandaun, look for hotels and other accommodation in Kotabaru. Kotabaru has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.