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Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 24 Jan 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 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
N
1.6
N
Period(s) (?)101012121111111111111111111111111111111110121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196192367400380433433418411396366359346346404427401394394387292625699663
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
0
SSE
0
S
5
S
5
ENE
0
ESE
0
SSE
0
NE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
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on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:29AM
1.12
11:25PM
0.91
12:01PM
1.14
12:43AM
0.86
12:37PM
1.16
2:12AM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
0.27
5:47PM
0.46
5:23AM
0.38
6:45PM
0.36
6:05AM
0.50
7:47PM
0.26
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset---6:52-------6:53-------6:53----
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--11---2333111112211--11
Temp. °C262828282726262525272728262626252527292927262525
Feels °C (?)313332323130313030323333313131292931323231292829
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