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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
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | |
106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 130 | 130 | 106 | 84 | 130 | 116 | 83 | 83 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 73 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:10AM1.18m | 6:56PM0.99m | 5:48AM1.21m | 7:58PM1.04m | 6:29AM1.24m | 8:58PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.54m | 12:13PM0.12m | 11:57PM0.62m | 1:00PM-0.00m | 00:49AM0.69m | 1:49PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
— | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 130 | 130 | 106 | 84 | 130 | 116 | 83 | 83 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 73 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | E 5 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 5 | NNW 8 | N 8 | E 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | E 5 | E 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | N 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | N 10 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NE 5 | — | N 8 | E 6 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 7 | N 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 8 | N 8 |
4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 |
8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 1045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1051 | 1858 | 1858 | 126 | 126 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1045 | 0 | 0 |
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