Karawop 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.41° S 143.42° E

Issued: 3 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Karawop sea temperature is

28.5°C

Karawop surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Karawop today (09 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karawop at 9PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (09 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 9				Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	NE 19	NE 19	NNE 20	NE 18	NE 18	NNE 18	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 15	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	134	136	361	284	155	255	379	216	268	216	352	276	305	248	241	221	140	138	136	92
Wind (km/h)	E	NE	ENE	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			6:20PM1.08m					7:08AM1.00m			6:45PM1.07m					8:13AM1.01m				7:10PM1.06m
Low Tide					00:53AM0.42m				12:51PM0.59m					1:34AM0.33m				1:37PM0.68m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—
mm	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	28	26	26	26	26	25	28	29	28	26	26	26	26	26	28	29	28	26	26
Feels °C	32	31	30	30	30	29	28	30	31	30	29	30	30	29	29	30	30	30	29	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	NE 19	N 11	N 11	NE 18	NE 18	NNE 18	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 15	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12
kJ	134	132	361	85	85	255	379	216	268	216	352	276	305	248	241	221	140	138	136	92
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 16	NE 16	N 11	NE 19	NE 15	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 13	NE 14	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	129	129	89	284	106	85	58	57	85	147	54	33	32	31	31	31	31	31	17	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 20	NE 9	ENE 15	NNE 20	NE 15	ENE 8	NE 14	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10
kJ	28	136	22	84	155	104	7	91	56	55	2	2	2	5	5	5	4	10	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 8	E 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 6
kJ	4	2	3	3	22	6	11	18	17	25	37	31	34	38	39	33	31	37	43	67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Aitape Sandaun	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Jailbreak Sandaun	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Karawop East Sepik	Jailbreak Sandaun	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Karawop East Sepik
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	29	29	29	29	123	0	0	248	815	815	815	123	123	123	0	248	815	815	815	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sepik	Tarawai	Tarawai	Tarawai	Tarawai		Karawop	Forok Point							Tupira Right	Karawop					Karawop
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		2	2							1	2					1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
Header Global	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Daly Heads Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Luna Park Australia	Luna Park Australia	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Steamer Lane-The Point United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	4	5	6	8	9	9	9	8	5

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