Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 2PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 72 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 39 | 71 | 49 | 83 | 44 | 84 | 82 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:39AM1.08m | 8:17PM1.02m | 7:29AM1.07m | 8:43PM1.05m | 8:20AM1.05m | 9:09PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM0.18m | 1:47AM0.56m | 2:09PM0.22m | 2:32AM0.49m | 2:44PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 5 | E 6 | NE 12 | E 6 | NE 13 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 72 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 23 | 43 | 71 | 32 | 83 | 34 | 39 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 39 | 37 | 66 | 44 | 41 | 30 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ESE 8 | E 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 84 | 82 | 53 | 24 | 12 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | NE 14 | NE 8 | NNW 10 | ESE 8 | NE 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 5 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 52 | 53 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | E 3 | — | — | E 6 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | 34 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 126 | 1045 | 248 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1820 |
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