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Kavieng Rights surfForecast / New Ireland / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 18 May 2026 +10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kavieng Rights surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kavieng Rights sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kavieng Rights today?
The current surf forecast for Kavieng Rights at 8PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kavieng Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
109 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 159 | 170 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:19PM0.78m | 2:41AM1.43m | 6:57PM0.76m | 3:11AM1.39m | 3:32PM0.53m | 7:34PM0.76m | 3:35AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.35m | 8:06PM0.71m | 12:21PM0.39m | 8:33PM0.71m | 1:08PM0.45m | 4:15PM0.53m | 8:59PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 109 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 162 | 138 | 138 | 162 | 159 | 159 | 162 | 159 | 170 | 181 | 208 | 200 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 226 | 198 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | N 11 | E 4 | N 10 | N 10 | E 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SW 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | N 10 | N 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 8 | SW 4 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 11 | SW 4 | — | — | N 10 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 2 | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 39 | 20 | 41 | 299 | 261 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 631 | 185 | 2 | 2 | 631 |
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