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Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 13 Feb 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
29.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 11AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
NE
1
N
1.1
NE
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
ENE
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)121212111111101191010910101111111010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)598494478371297291238233188167164145162165182151181181184181177180188188
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
0
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
W
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		glassonononglassglassglassglassglassonononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:54AM
0.85
3:22PM
1.08
6:39AM
0.89
4:16PM
1.10
7:15AM
0.92
5:10PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
0.22
9:26AM
0.78
11:13PM
0.19
10:33AM
0.78
11:58PM
0.15
11:33AM
0.76
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise--6:41-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset-----6:53-------6:53-------6:53--
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thunderstorm
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Rain (mm)
-----111----11----1-11--
Temp. °C252525272828262626252528282827262625252728292726
Feels °C (?)292929313131303031292933323131303129293232323130
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