
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 7AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 62 | 59 | 39 | 39 | 46 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 45 | 37 | 43 | 55 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 48 | 56 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37AM1.03m | 7:14PM1.07m | 7:31AM1.04m | 7:42PM1.10m | 8:26AM1.04m | 8:11PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.47m | 12:55PM0.33m | 1:25AM0.37m | 1:33PM0.39m | 2:07AM0.27m | 2:12PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 |
70 | 62 | 59 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
31 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | ENE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
41 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 35 | 46 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 37 | 43 | 55 | 73 | 91 | 78 | 67 | 69 | 50 | 48 | 56 | 60 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1054 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1820 | 1350 | 1051 | 1820 | 1820 | 1 | 1213 | 1810 | 0 | 1810 | 1187 | 498 | 126 | 1820 | 0 | 1820 | 0 | 1820 |
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