Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 03 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
29.1° 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 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)999101010561010101010109999101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3434387171748689981001091091051051009810098103103103989696
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:53AM
1.10
8:57PM
1.00
8:20AM
1.10
9:45PM
0.99
8:49AM
1.10
10:34PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:31PM
0.24
2:28AM
0.53
3:08PM
0.20
3:04AM
0.60
3:46PM
0.18
3:40AM
0.65
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise6:35-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset---6:39-------6:39-------6:38----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----1--1-221-111---1114
Temp. °C252829302726262625272828272626252529292927262524
Feels °C (?)293231323028282928313131292829282832303030292627
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