Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 27 Mar 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
29.3° 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 1PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)10109101010101010101010101010101010910109910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1611571251311151361089296929292907776808276935150717176
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
0
SSE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
1.08
4:31AM
0.97
2:44PM
1.05
5:18AM
0.99
4:02PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
0.78
9:07PM
0.14
9:22AM
0.74
10:08PM
0.17
10:35AM
0.67
11:03PM
0.21
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset---6:43-------6:42-------6:42----
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--1223231-2112---1221-31
Temp. °C242828282626252525272828262626252527292827262625
Feels °C (?)283332312930282929313232293029282932333131302928
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