Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 10AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 55 | 44 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 53 | 22 | 34 | 49 | 49 | 72 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 44 | 61 | 59 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49AM1.08m | 7:50PM0.99m | 6:39AM1.08m | 8:17PM1.02m | 7:29AM1.07m | 8:43PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.69m | 12:59PM0.17m | 1:02AM0.63m | 1:35PM0.18m | 1:47AM0.56m | 2:09PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 | E 6 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 12 | E 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 44 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 53 | 20 | 34 | 49 | 49 | 72 | 65 | 29 | 62 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 50 | 83 | 44 | 61 | 59 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 10 | NNW 10 | NE 12 | E 6 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 14 | NE 12 | NNW 10 | NE 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 63 | 36 | 21 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 12 | NE 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 5 | ENE 10 | E 7 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | NNW 10 | ENE 11 | N 8 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 26 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 8 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 71 | 128 | 107 | 59 | — | 113 | 173 | 235 | 233 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1187 | 1820 | 1864 | 498 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 1045 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1820 | 1820 | 9 | 1 |
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