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Raiven surfForecast / New Britain and D.o.York / Papua New Guinea
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Raiven surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raiven sea temperature is
29.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Raiven today?
The current surf forecast for Raiven at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Raiven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | |
96 | 94 | 116 | 113 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 66 | 173 | 201 | 225 | 254 | 248 | 139 | 118 | 128 | 258 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 104 | 97 | 97 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:20AM1.03m | 3:41AM1.02m | 4:00AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.00m | 2:47PM0.04m | 4:17PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
96 | 94 | 116 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 66 | 173 | 201 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 104 | 90 | 88 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | 113 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 7 | — | — | 225 | 254 | 248 | 139 | 118 | 128 | 258 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 73 | 97 | 97 | 102 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 108 | 108 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 108 | 108 | 269 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
Best forecast wave conditions in New Britain and Duke of York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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