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Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea
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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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
163 | 120 | 129 | 165 | 163 | 178 | 493 | 336 | 465 | 181 | 178 | 135 | 154 | 173 | 123 | 102 | 112 | 112 | 132 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 104 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:25PM0.93m | 6:00AM1.11m | 7:21PM0.95m | 6:28AM1.12m | 8:12PM0.97m | 6:57AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.52m | 12:52PM0.24m | 00:33AM0.58m | 1:29PM0.17m | 1:13AM0.64m | 2:05PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
90 | 70 | 129 | 129 | 132 | 110 | 493 | 336 | 465 | 135 | 135 | 131 | 154 | 107 | 102 | 102 | 112 | 112 | 132 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 104 | 112 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | N 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | E 5 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 |
163 | 33 | 120 | 165 | 163 | 178 | 2 | 58 | 8 | 181 | 178 | 135 | 133 | 173 | 123 | 85 | 82 | 20 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 14 | NNE 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | — | — | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 9 | NNE 12 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
10 | 120 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 81 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 2 | SSW 2 | — | SE 7 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 224 |
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