Fakfak today: waves, weather and sun
- Best time to fish 5:30–6:20 pm fair day · 4/10
- Beach day 4:00–6:00 pm Fair beach day · 6/10
- Waves · water 0.3 ft · 85 °F calm (rippled) · 4.7 s from the south
- Wind · air 1 mph · 80 °F from the ESE, gusts 5 · light drizzle
- Sun 5:48 am–6:01 pm 12 h 12 min of daylight
- Moon 88% · 9:08 pm waning gibbous · rises at 9:08 pm
- Best time to dive 3:30–6:00 pm great day · 10/10
- Pressure 29.86 inHg falling · steady tomorrow
Today, Thursday, October 29, in Fakfak the sun rises at 5:48 am and sets at 6:01 pm: 12 h 12 min of daylight. The moon is 88% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 9:08 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:12 am to 3:12 am and from 1:45 pm to 3:45 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 27 to 29. The sea is calm (rippled), with 0.3 ft waves. There's a light air from the east-southeast (1 mph). Light drizzle, 80 °F.
Fishing in Fakfak today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: medium- Major period 1:12–3:12 am
- Steady pressure (29.85 inHg), light offshore wind (5 mph) and calm sea (0.6 ft waves)
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
Your day at a glance
The best window, 1:10 am to 3:10 am, lines up with a major period. Also good from 5:30 am to 6:20 am, with sunrise. Also good from 5:30 pm to 6:20 pm, with sunset.
We don't show the tide for Fakfak, so it doesn't count in the rating. How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules
Beach day in Fakfak
Is it a beach day?
4 good hours- Feels like 91 °F: beach weather
- Almost no wind
- Calm for swimming: 0.5 ft waves
- Water at 84 °F (very warm)
- Cloudy (81% cloud cover)
Thunderstorms during beach hours: get out of the water and off the sand as soon as you hear thunder.
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 0.5 ft
0.5 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 84 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 11 · SPF 50
Max UV 11 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 11:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 3 mph
Almost no wind.
- Tide & sand
We don't show the tide for Fakfak, so it doesn't count in the rating.
The best window, 7:00 am to 9:00 am, brings beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 84 °F, though with clouds. 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm can also work, with beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 85 °F, though with clouds and rain.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days
Beaches near Fakfak
We don't know of any named beaches within 6.2 mi of Fakfak.
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Webcams near Fakfak
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Tides in Fakfak
Tides in Fakfak: not available yet
There is no tide station near Fakfak, and we can't rely on the global tide model on this coast: for now we don't show its tide.
Meanwhile, see the tide in Mawar · 18 mi
The sun, moon, solunar periods and spring tides on this page do apply to this place.
The sea at Fakfak
Sea stateSea state: calm (rippled)
The waves you may find
- Most commonMost common0.2 ft
- Significant0.3 ft
- Highest expectedHighest0.7 ft
One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 0.7 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 0.7 ft.
Wind on the coast and offshore
The model doesn't separate offshore wind here: it's the same as on the coast.
Onshore wind. The coast faces southeast and the wind blows straight in from the sea: more surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.
Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days
Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Thursday 29: 0.7 ft with a period of 4 s, from the south (smooth).
Water temperature
Water temperature →Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.
Water warmer than normal for late October (+1.9 °F).
Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses
Water temperature →Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 2:30 pm (local time).
Diving in Fakfak today
Diving and snorkeling today
Likely visibility: good- 0.3 ft swell at 3 s from the south: barely any surge
- Almost no wind
- 0.1 mph current toward the south, weak (model)
- Sun high: more light underwater
- Slack water today: none; the tide doesn't count here
- Likely visibility: good. The sea has been calm and there's been little rain. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
- Water at 83.7–85.1 °F: a shorty or a rash guard.
- Snorkeling: good, calm sea and light wind.
- Night dive: dark from 6:22 pm. Waning gibbous (88%), rising at 9:08 pm: a bright night.
Your diving day at a glance
The best window, 8:50 am to 11:50 am, combines little swell, light wind, weak current and the sun high. Also good from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm, with little swell, light wind and weak current.
We don't have a reliable tide for Fakfak, so slack water doesn't count in the rating.
Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.
Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby
We have no dive sites, dive shops or wrecks on record within 12 mi of Fakfak.
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Weather in Fakfak
Now in Fakfak
- Low / high
- 80 / 82 °F
- Rain
- 0.07 in · 59%
- Clouds
- 92%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew pointDew point
- 75 °F
- Visibility
- 15 mi
- UV indexUV
- 5 · moderate
- Air qualityAir
- Fair · 23
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Falling now (−0.06 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Overcast | Overcast | Light drizzle | Overcast | Light drizzle | Light drizzle | Light drizzle | Overcast |
| Temperature | 82° | 81° | 80° | 81° | 80° | 80° | 81° | 81° |
| Wind (mph) | 4 N | 5 N | 1 ENE | 2 SSE | 3 SSE | 1 ESE | 1 E | 3 ESE |
| Gusts | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Waves | 0.7 ft | 0.5 ft | 0.5 ft | 0.4 ft | 0.3 ft | 0.3 ft | 0.3 ft | 0.3 ft |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.01 in | 0.00 in | 0.01 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 3:00 pm 80° 1 ESE 0.3 ft
- 6:00 pm 81° 1 E 0.3 ft
- 9:00 pm 81° 3 ESE 0.3 ft
- 12:00 am 81° 3 E 0.3 ft
- 3:00 am 80° 4 ESE 0.4 ft
- 6:00 am 80° 4 ENE 0.4 ft
- 9:00 am 81° 2 S 0.4 ft
- 12:00 pm 81° 4 S 0.3 ft
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | Max wave |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 29 | 80 / 82 °F | 5 mph ENE | 0.7 ft | |
| Fri 30 | 80 / 81 °F | 4 mph ESE | 0.4 ft | |
| Sat 31 | 78 / 81 °F | 4 mph E | 0.4 ft | |
| Sun 1 | 78 / 80 °F | 3 mph E | 0.3 ft | |
| Mon 2 | 78 / 81 °F | 6 mph ENE | 0.1 ft | |
| Tue 3 | 78 / 82 °F | 6 mph ENE | 0.1 ft | |
| Wed 4 | 78 / 82 °F | 6 mph SSE | 0.1 ft | |
| Thu 5 | 79 / 83 °F | 4 mph E | 0.1 ft | |
| Fri 6 | 80 / 82 °F | 4 mph ENE | 0.1 ft | |
| Sat 7 | 79 / 83 °F | 5 mph SE | 0.5 ft | |
| Sun 8 | 80 / 83 °F | 5 mph W | 0.5 ft | |
| Mon 9 | 80 / 82 °F | 4 mph E | 0.5 ft | |
| Tue 10 | 80 / 82 °F | 3 mph ESE | 0.4 ft | |
| Wed 11 | 79 / 82 °F | 5 mph ENE | 0.4 ft |
- Fri 30 Drizzle 80° / 81° 0.4 ft
- Sat 31 Light showers 78° / 81° 0.4 ft
- Sun 1 Light drizzle 78° / 80° 0.3 ft
- Mon 2 Overcast 78° / 81° 0.1 ft
- Tue 3 Light drizzle 78° / 82° 0.1 ft
- Wed 4 Light drizzle 78° / 82° 0.1 ft
- Thu 5 Overcast 79° / 83° 0.1 ft
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore.
- The models They don't agree · low confidence: unsure about temperature today. See the models →
- Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: normal temperatures and a bit drier. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, cooler than normal for late October (−4.2 °F; normal high: 86 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 2:30 pm (local time).
The sun in Fakfak
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 5:02 am
- Full dark 6:47 pm
- Civil dawn 5:27 am
- Civil dusk 6:22 pm
- Solar noon 11:55 am (80° high)
- Daylight 12 h 12 min (+0 min)
- Evening golden hour 5:33 pm
- Full dark 6:47 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,344,451 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Fakfak
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,480 mi away and looks 32′ 46″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: medium- 1:12–3:12 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 1:45–3:45 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 7:51–8:51 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 8:38–9:38 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Mon, Nov 2 · 5:29 amNov 2 in 4 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 4:03 pmNov 9 in 11 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 8:48 pmNov 17 in 19 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 11:54 pmNov 24 in 26 days
Perigee on October 29, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 27 to 29: they will be stronger than usual.
Where to fish in Fakfak
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
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Tides near FakfakTides nearby
- Wurkindik5.9 mi
- Werba6.4 mi
- Werpigan7.9 mi
- Werabuan8.6 mi
- Mandoni17 mi
- Werinua17 mi
- Mawar18 mi
- Werfra22 mi
- Weri31 mi
- Mas48 mi
Fakfak at a glance
- Town or city of about 18,900 people. Coordinates: 2.925° S, 132.298° E.
- It is 582 mi west of Jayapura, the main place in Papúa. The sun rises 33 min later and sets 34 min later than in Jayapura.
- Its coast faces southeast.
- Beaches and harbors nearby: Palabuhan Fakfak (0.9 mi).
Questions about FakfakQuestions
What time is sunset today in Fakfak?
At 6:01 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:22 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Fakfak?
At 5:48 am. First light comes at 5:02 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 88% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 4:03 pm.
When are the next spring tides?
From October 27 to 29, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 1:12–3:12 am, Minor 7:51–8:51 am, Major 1:45–3:45 pm, Minor 8:38–9:38 pm. Today's activity is medium.
What's the weather like today in Fakfak?
Light drizzle, from 80 °F to 82 °F, with a light air from the east-southeast (1 mph) and a 59% chance of rain.
How is the sea today in Fakfak?
Calm (rippled) (Douglas 1): 0.3 ft waves with a period of 4.7 s from the south. The water is 85.1 °F.
When is the best time to visit Fakfak?
Any time of year is good for Fakfak: highs range from 81 °F to 88 °F through the year.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).