Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 125 | 135 | 120 | 111 | 110 | 115 | 160 | 115 | 111 | 115 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 115 | 116 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:20PM1.05m | 6:46AM1.11m | 7:52PM1.08m | 7:44AM1.08m | 8:23PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.14m | 00:57AM0.52m | 1:23PM0.21m | 1:47AM0.43m | 2:03PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 14 |
| kJ | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 125 | 135 | 120 | 111 | 110 | 115 | 160 | 115 | 111 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 31 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | NNE 12 | N 12 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 49 | 71 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 115 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 115 | 116 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 224 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1187 | 1187 | 0 | 0 |
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