Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 5AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 147 | 145 | 138 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 96 | 96 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 42 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.00m | 5:37AM1.22m | 8:07PM1.03m | 6:39AM1.20m | 8:44PM1.06m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.74m | 1:03PM-0.03m | 1:01AM0.68m | 1:50PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 151 | 147 | 145 | 138 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 96 | 96 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 86 | 104 | 114 | 88 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | E 4 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 63 | 57 | 66 | 30 | 46 | 9 | 45 | 42 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 17 | 28 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 33 | 31 | 22 | 30 | 46 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1051 | 1244 | 1244 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 224 | 224 | 1045 | 1045 |
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