Surf Forecasts:
Jailbreaks surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with 2,729 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jailbreaks this week:
The surf forecast for Jailbreaks over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Jailbreaks in the next 16 days are 2.2m 17s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jailbreaks over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Howdy, Rusty here again. Jailbreaks is the only game in town for this forecast. It’s a reef break that needs a good south swell, and we’ve got one rolling in. Water’s at 85°F – right on average for this time of year.
First day, Saturday the 29th, is weak: 2ft with a 20-second period, clean cross-off but barely a blip. Not worth wetting the suit. Sunday the 30th is the real deal: 6ft SSW groundswell at 19 seconds, light offshore, energy reading 2378 – that’s solid. Afternoon holds at 5ft SW, 18 seconds, same clean glass. This is the highlight – for experienced surfers only at that size. Crowds might show, but the reef will sort ’em out.
Monday the 31st jumps to 7ft but wind goes cross and the period drops to 16 seconds – gets a bit bumpy and harder to connect. Still a heavy wave for experts. Tuesday September 1 cleans up: afternoon 4ft SSW at 15 seconds, clean cross-off. Wednesday the 2nd is even better: 5ft at 14 seconds, light breeze, glassy. Thursday the 3rd still clean but drops to 4ft at 11 seconds.
Then it goes quiet. Friday the 4th through Tuesday the 8th is small and chopped – 3 to 4 feet, cross wind, not worth it. Wednesday the 9th is garbage: 3ft, messy, no energy. Thursday the 10th sees a late pulse: 5ft SSW at 17 seconds, clean, energy back up to 1621 – that’s a nice spike but it’s nine days out. Friday the 11th still has some size but wind picks up. After that, it fades into small clean but weak waves through the 13th.
Best bet: Sunday August 30 and Wednesday September 2. The late pulse on the 10th is one to watch, but it’s a long way off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 416 | 1157 | 1564 | 2252 | 1553 | 1597 | 2477 | 1367 | 1044 | 729 | 750 | 623 | 774 | 1075 | 501 | 375 | 392 | 415 | 353 | 270 | 308 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:51PM0.95m | 2:12AM0.87m | 2:12PM0.93m | 2:42AM0.90m | 2:32PM0.90m | 3:14AM0.90m | 2:52PM0.85m | 3:49AM0.87m | 3:11PM0.80m | 4:29AM0.81m | 3:27PM0.74m | 5:19AM0.74m | 3:38PM0.67m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.12m | 8:04AM0.17m | 8:25PM0.08m | 8:33AM0.20m | 8:48PM0.05m | 9:03AM0.25m | 9:14PM0.03m | 9:33AM0.32m | 9:42PM0.04m | 10:04AM0.39m | 10:13PM0.08m | 10:37AM0.47m | 10:52PM0.14m | ||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 189 | 1157 | 1564 | 2252 | 1553 | 1597 | 2477 | 1367 | 1044 | 729 | 750 | 623 | 774 | 1075 | 403 | 375 | 392 | 415 | 353 | 270 | 308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NW 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 416 | 169 | 48 | 126 | 942 | 1382 | 67 | 992 | 623 | 477 | 321 | 570 | 154 | 85 | 501 | 273 | 219 | 103 | 35 | 57 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | SSE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 63 | 62 | 129 | 48 | 116 | 88 | 31 | 68 | 51 | 105 | 64 | 77 | 86 | 200 | 55 | 45 | 31 | 28 | 56 | 36 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 958 | 254 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 254 | 199 | 254 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Best forecast wave conditions in North Male Atoll | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Maldives | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Jailbreaks surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Jailbreaks Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Jailbreaks provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Jailbreaks can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Jailbreaks 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 (Jailbreaks) 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 Jailbreaks 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.
Are you planning a holiday in North Male Atoll? If you are looking for accommodation near Jailbreaks, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in North Male Atoll, consider staying in Male which is 40 km (25 miles) away.
Nearest