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Pantai Papaliseran

Maluku · Indonesia

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An open SE-facing sand beach on the Arafura Sea near Maluku, Pantai Papaliseran works on E–S groundswell; W–N winds offshore, with conditions most reliable year-round.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~26.9°C (80.4°F) on average

Jan

29.2°C

84.6°F · 28.2–30.2°C

Feb

29.1°C

84.4°F · 27.9–30.2°C

Mar

29.1°C

84.4°F · 28–30.4°C

Apr

29.6°C

85.3°F · 28.6–30.7°C

May

29°C

84.2°F · 27.7–29.9°C

Jun

27.4°C

81.3°F · 25.3–30°C

Jul

26.5°C

79.7°F · 24.9–28°C

Aug

26.2°C

79.2°F · 24.8–27.4°C

Sep

26.9°C

80.4°F · 25.7–29°C

Oct

28.5°C

83.3°F · 26.3–30.1°C

Nov

29.6°C

85.3°F · 28.4–31.2°C

Dec

29.6°C

85.3°F · 28.6–30.8°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

E–S

Best wind

W–N

Break type

Beach break

Best season

Year-round

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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