Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | ENE 8 | NW 10 | ENE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 47 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:24PM1.07m | 7:36AM1.23m | 10:05PM1.09m | 8:34AM1.16m | 10:43PM1.11m | 9:34AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM-0.12m | 2:08AM0.74m | 2:58PM-0.07m | 3:10AM0.69m | 3:43PM0.01m | 4:11AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 96 | 94 | 74 | 30 | 29 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 37 | 32 | 33 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 47 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 8 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 56 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 24 | 24 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 1187 | 1873 | 1 | 1864 | 94 | 276 | 1187 | 2286 | 2606 | 1350 | 2603 | 1873 | 2056 | 2495 | 1350 | 1350 | 1350 | 1187 | 1350 | 1350 | 1350 | 2056 | 2056 |
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