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Kavieng Rights surfForecast / New Ireland / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 08 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
30.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kavieng Rights today?
The current surf forecast for Kavieng Rights at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
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 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 10 | NE 10 | 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 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
231 | 200 | 196 | 166 | 163 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 166 | 170 | 173 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 4:34AM1.32m | 7:32AM1.29m | 9:26PM0.98m | 1:48AM1.21m | 4:50AM1.26m | 8:11AM1.21m | 10:08PM0.95m | 2:07AM1.19m | 5:09AM1.18m | 8:53AM1.13m | 10:37PM0.93m | 2:27AM1.15m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25AM1.28m | 3:02PM0.51m | 10:20PM0.97m | 2:37AM1.20m | 7:02AM1.19m | 3:49PM0.53m | 10:40PM0.94m | 3:41AM1.16m | 7:34AM1.10m | 4:31PM0.57m | 11:14PM0.93m | |||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | 5:52 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | 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 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 231 | 200 | 196 | 166 | 163 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 166 | 170 | 173 | 177 | 230 | 225 | 192 | 163 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | E 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | E 5 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 18 | — | 27 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 940 | 631 | 0 |
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