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Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 16 Mar 2026 +10
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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
29.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 1PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
2.3
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)161616161616161616161717141414141313131313131215
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8238238138137938038038036208039299622259213718591605145212991174115611391092905558
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
0
SW
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.95
4:54PM
1.04
6:45AM
0.99
5:53PM
1.06
7:13AM
1.03
6:50PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
0.67
11:58PM
0.22
12:11PM
0.59
12:39AM
0.23
12:58PM
0.49
1:18AM
0.27
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset---6:46-------6:45-------6:45----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252729282726262525272827262625252425262726262525
Feels °C (?)283132313029292829313129282928292729313129292728
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