Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | N 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 83 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 44 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 53 | 35 | 36 | 49 | 49 | 72 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:23PM0.95m | 5:49AM1.08m | 7:50PM0.99m | 6:39AM1.08m | 8:17PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.17m | 00:14AM0.69m | 12:59PM0.17m | 1:02AM0.63m | 1:35PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 5 | N 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | N 11 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 11 | NNW 11 |
90 | 83 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 11 | 44 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 53 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 26 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 62 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
64 | 59 | 58 | 36 | 23 | 55 | 30 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 22 | 36 | 49 | 49 | 72 | 65 | 63 | 36 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 11 | NE 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | NE 14 |
16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 |
21 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 10 | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 57 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1053 | 1053 | 126 | 0 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1820 | 1820 | 1820 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 126 |
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