Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 7PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:44PM0.86m | 00:00AM1.09m | 1:58PM0.83m | 00:39AM1.08m | 3:18PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.59m | 7:16AM0.29m | 6:26PM0.67m | 8:12AM0.27m | 7:14PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 45 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNE 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
4 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNW 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
12 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1187 | 2143 | 1350 | 2114 | 2114 | 1810 | 498 | 263 | 498 | 1810 | 1810 | 1810 | 1810 | 1810 | 1810 | 1810 | 1810 | 1810 | 1833 | 1833 |
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