Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
29.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (21 Feb)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010101010101099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171142168168192188250260255284284192250217217231175293264203172197168164
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
0
SW
10
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:31PM
1.03
10:05AM
1.12
10:32PM
0.99
10:37AM
1.14
11:39PM
0.94
11:12AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:42AM
0.32
4:28PM
0.34
4:20AM
0.42
5:20PM
0.26
5:01AM
0.53
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:41---
Sunset-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-13211------2----121---
Temp. °C272726252528292927272625252728282726252525282929
Feels °C (?)313231302933323231313029293231313029292929333232
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