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Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 16 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
29.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 1PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
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)
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
1.2
NW
1.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)1211111111101010101010101010999999101066
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1531601511491431271171151151131109494921069086868611092948890
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
0.89
4:43PM
1.14
7:55AM
0.92
5:28PM
1.14
8:30AM
0.95
6:12PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
0.79
12:30AM
0.10
11:50AM
0.80
1:09AM
0.07
12:42PM
0.79
1:47AM
0.05
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
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Sunset---6:52-------6:52-------6:52----
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Rain (mm)
24---132133----------442
Temp. °C252629282726262626272829272626252529302927262626
Feels °C (?)283032303030302929303030292829282832323029282930
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