Nusa Surf Forecast

/ New Ireland (8 surf breaks) /

Papua New Guinea (28 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (2.57° S 150.78° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Nusa surfForecast / New Ireland / Papua New Guinea

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 16 May 2026 +10

Forecast 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 6AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 May)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (16 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (16 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 16								Sunday 17								Monday 18
	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	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	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 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	58	61	67	67	65	81	81	81	81	81	83	83	83	97	81	74	73	88	107	107	135	135	135	135
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:55AM1.29m					1:41PM0.64m	5:06PM0.82m			1:31AM1.37m					5:42PM0.80m			2:07AM1.42m					6:19PM0.78m
Low Tide					10:11AM0.41m	2:08PM0.64m		7:12PM0.71m					10:51AM0.36m			7:39PM0.71m					11:35AM0.35m			8:06PM0.71m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	1	2	—	—	2	1	—	—	4	3	3	1	1	—	—	1	1	2	3	2	3	4	—	1
Temp °C	28	28	27	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	28	29	29	28	28	28	27	28	29	29	29	28	28
Feels °C	32	32	30	32	33	33	32	32	31	29	29	30	31	32	31	31	31	29	31	32	32	32	31	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	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 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	58	61	67	67	65	81	81	81	81	81	83	83	83	97	81	74	73	88	107	107	135	135	135	135
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	E 9	E 9	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 9	E 9	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	NE 11	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	ENE 10	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10
kJ	2	6	6	6	6	3	3	14	14	2	2	2	2	2	19	41	28	28	16	18	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	NW 9	N 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	N 8	NW 8	NW 8	N 12	NE 11	NE 11	N 12	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 11	N 11	N 11	SW 7	N 11	N 10	—
kJ	2	3	2	6	6	6	6	5	2	2	3	5	5	3	5	5	5	2	2	2	2	2	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 3	E 3	ESE 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4
kJ	25	6	10	9	9	—	—	—	—	—	3	8	8	8	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nusa New Ireland	Wewak Point East Sepik	Nusa New Ireland	Skull Island New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Tupira Right East Sepik	Tupira Right East Sepik	Forok Point East Sepik	Despretes New Georgia	Nago New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun	Nago New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun	Tupira Right East Sepik	Tupira Right East Sepik	Forok Point East Sepik	Long Long New Ireland	Long Long New Ireland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	4	4	4	4	0	802	0	952	948	940	940	630	630	788	948	4	940	4	940	630	630	788	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Ireland	Edmago	Edmago	Rubio	Rubio	Edmago		Edmago									Edmago		Edmago					Long Long	Long Long
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1		1									1		1					1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Edmago New Ireland			Aitape Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Tupira Right East Sepik	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun		Edmago New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun	Edmago New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Tupira Right East Sepik	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Long Long New Ireland	Long Long New Ireland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	2	1	1		1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Dias Beach South Africa	Brak River South Africa	The Hoek South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Bullies Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Back Bommie Australia	Etang-Sale Reunion	Moss Landing United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Boners United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Balephetrish (Tiree) United Kingdom	Bali Village Indonesia	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak United States	Boners United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	7	4	4	5	8

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