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Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 +10
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Vanimo Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vanimo Reef sea temperature is
29.9° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
1.1
NW
1
N
1.2
N
1.3
NNE
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
1.1
NNE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)9998869101010109977799999997
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9288116737572158268328190148151154164184156148141141194148135112128
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		onglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
1.12
2:39AM
0.77
1:58PM
1.12
4:07AM
0.78
2:35PM
1.12
5:26AM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
0.38
7:18AM
0.59
9:28PM
0.31
8:03AM
0.67
10:17PM
0.25
8:56AM
0.74
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------6:33-------6:35-------6:35-
Sunset-6:50-------6:50-------6:51------
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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mod rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------1231-11-11163
Temp. °C303027262626252930292727262625282828272626262626
Feels °C (?)313129282929283232313030292929323232323130303030
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