Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 17 Apr 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
29.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 12PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNE
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131313131413131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)711694683673573555546555555563673663772808796772760749760784772760737613
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
15
ENE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:41AM
1.14
7:53PM
1.05
7:14AM
1.17
8:53PM
1.07
7:51AM
1.20
9:53PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:38AM
0.45
1:21PM
0.17
1:23AM
0.52
2:08PM
0.07
2:09AM
0.60
2:55PM
-0.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise--6:33-------6:31-------6:31-----
Sunset-----6:35-------6:35-------6:35--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
421232--1----1---11122--
Temp. °C252525272827262625252528292526262525252828282626
Feels °C (?)292930323231303029282832312929292828283030302829
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