Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | N 12 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 100 | 148 | 232 | 285 | 284 | 280 | 276 | 255 | 193 | 193 | 153 | 166 | 71 | 121 | 129 | 119 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:34AM1.19m | 4:32PM0.88m | 2:29AM1.21m | 5:44PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.69m | 9:16AM0.11m | 8:22PM0.76m | 10:19AM0.04m | 9:36PM0.79m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | E 6 | E 6 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 193 | 100 | 148 | 232 | 285 | 284 | 280 | 276 | 255 | 193 | 193 | 153 | 166 | 48 | 50 | 129 | 119 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | N 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | E 6 | E 6 | N 12 | N 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 93 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 16 | 30 | 71 | 121 | 58 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 6 | N 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 13 | NE 11 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 68 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 60 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | — | 48 | — | — | 50 | 37 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1817 | 1054 | 1054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 0 | 0 |
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