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Nusa surfForecast / New Ireland / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 13 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
30.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nusa today?
The current surf forecast for Nusa at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nusa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 121 | 121 | 132 | 71 | 71 | 110 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 85 | 66 | 93 | 54 | 68 | 69 | 61 | 96 | 100 | 69 | 54 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | glass | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:50AM 0.79 | 5:49AM 0.84 | 9:43AM 1.07 | 1:42PM 1.16 | 9:17PM 0.76 | 2:27AM 0.81 | 10:17AM 1.12 | 2:02PM 1.18 | 10:02PM 0.71 | 2:57AM 0.82 | 10:50AM 1.18 | 2:20PM 1.19 | ||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:20PM 0.66 | 3:13AM 0.77 | 6:17AM 0.84 | 11:15AM 1.03 | 7:55PM 0.73 | 11:41PM 0.63 | 3:48AM 0.79 | 11:51AM 1.08 | 8:21PM 0.67 | 12:06AM 0.63 | 4:25AM 0.79 | 12:31PM 1.13 | 8:42PM 0.62 | |||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
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