Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 4PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 17 | NE 17 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 12 | NE 15 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 45 | 47 | 89 | 60 | 104 | 140 | 102 | 189 | 180 | 180 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.10m | 9:43PM1.03m | 8:17AM1.06m | 10:09PM1.05m | 9:06AM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.11m | 2:54AM0.67m | 3:16PM0.15m | 3:42AM0.61m | 3:49PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 16 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 43 | 94 | 127 | 137 | 125 | 102 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 107 | 132 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 17 | ENE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 12 | NE 15 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 34 | 47 | 89 | 60 | 104 | 140 | 102 | 189 | 180 | 180 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 12 | ENE 15 | NNE 11 | ENE 13 | NE 17 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 16 | NE 12 | N 10 | ENE 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 45 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 37 | 8 | 52 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 37 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1820 | 276 | 1821 | 1045 | 1821 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1045 | 1045 | 1054 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 1045 | 126 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Sandaun | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Vanimo Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest