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Restorff Island Beach

Coastal areas · Papua New Guinea

IntermediateBeach break-5.293, 150.105

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An open SE-facing sand beach on the Bismarck Sea near Coastal areas, Restorff Island Beach works on NE–S groundswell; W–NW 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: ~29.4°C (84.9°F) on average

Jan

29.9°C

85.8°F · 27.8–31.3°C

Feb

29.5°C

85.1°F · 28.5–30.3°C

Mar

29.7°C

85.5°F · 28.5–30.9°C

Apr

30°C

86°F · 29–30.5°C

May

30.2°C

86.4°F · 29.1–31.8°C

Jun

29.8°C

85.6°F · 28.3–30.8°C

Jul

29.4°C

84.9°F · 28.1–30.4°C

Aug

29.3°C

84.7°F · 27.8–30.6°C

Sep

29.4°C

84.9°F · 28–30.8°C

Oct

29.9°C

85.8°F · 28.8–31.6°C

Nov

30.4°C

86.7°F · 29.7–31.5°C

Dec

30.2°C

86.4°F · 29.1–30.8°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

NE–S

Best wind

W–NW

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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