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Nusa surfForecast / New Ireland / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 +10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Nusa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nusa sea temperature is
30.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nusa today?
The current surf forecast for Nusa at 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nusa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 86 | 96 | 88 | 246 | 237 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 116 | 164 | 160 | 161 | 186 | 132 | 135 | 169 | 130 | 137 | 180 | 108 | 104 | 64 | 62 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:24AM 1.24 | 2:34PM 1.20 | 11:41PM 0.71 | 3:44AM 0.88 | 11:59AM 1.30 | 2:34PM 1.22 | 4:08AM 0.93 | 12:34PM 1.36 | 4:35AM 0.99 | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:16PM 1.18 | 9:00PM 0.56 | 12:54AM 0.69 | 5:45AM 0.80 | 2:16PM 1.22 | 9:17PM 0.50 | 6:26AM 0.81 | 9:36PM 0.44 | 7:05AM 0.83 | |||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
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