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Lat Long: 2.58° S 150.79° E

Piccinniny Surf Photo: 'Tommy on big Pickers outside' by John Gillett

Issued: 9 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piccinniny sea temperature is

28.3°C

1.0°

Piccinniny surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	W		ENE	N
	12 s	on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 January at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW	W	ENE	N
	12 s	cross- on	5 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 January at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW	W	ENE	N
	12 s	on	4 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 January at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	W	W	ENE	N
	15 s	on	4 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 January at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW	W	N	ENE
	14 s	on	3 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 January at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	W	W	N	ENE
	14 s	on	4 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	W	W	N	ENE
	15 s	on	3 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	W	W	NNW	N
	15 s	on	3 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	W	W	NNW	N
	15 s	on	4 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	W	W	NNW	N
	15 s	on	4 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	W	WNW	NNW	N
	14 s	on	4 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW	WNW	N	ENE
	14 s	on	4 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW	WNW	N	ENE
	14 s	cross- on	4 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW	NW	N	N
	14 s	cross- on	4 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	W	WNW	N	ENE
	14 s	on	5 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	SW	WNW	NNW	N
	14 s	cross- on	5 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WSW	W	N	ENE
	14 s	on	4 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Piccinniny around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 15 minutes before high water (at high neap tide). Tide height was 1.2m (4.0 ft). Range 1.09m (3.6 ft). Toggle tide graph

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User: John Gillett (1 photo)

Country: Papua New Guinea (138 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:19 am 31 Jan 2019