Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 3PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 53 | 54 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:10PM0.95m | 10:07PM1.04m | 1:07PM0.94m | 10:50PM1.01m | 2:05PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM0.16m | 4:48PM0.76m | 5:39AM0.19m | 5:38PM0.78m | 6:29AM0.22m | 6:41PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 6 | NE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 53 | 54 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 41 | 44 | 34 | 35 | 23 | 54 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 9 | N 8 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 9 | E 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 47 | 48 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 41 | 12 | 28 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 14 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | NE 15 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | ENE 13 | N 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1051 | 224 | 126 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 224 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 224 | 224 | 4 | 1 |
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