
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 9AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 30 | 42 | 41 | 53 | 61 | 78 | 64 | 67 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 114 | 114 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 93 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:37AM0.99m | 5:20PM0.93m | 3:42AM1.00m | 5:52PM0.96m | 4:44AM1.01m | 6:20PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.26m | 10:16PM0.71m | 10:55AM0.26m | 11:11PM0.65m | 11:37AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | N 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | E 6 | E 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 5 | E 5 | N 11 | N 12 |
19 | 18 | 14 | 25 | 20 | 43 | 37 | 58 | 58 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 87 | 84 | 114 | 73 | 59 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 26 | 27 | 93 | 104 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 10 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 23 | 43 | 41 | 60 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 114 | 80 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 85 | 86 | 49 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | N 13 | N 13 | NNE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 13 | NE 13 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | NW 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 |
8 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 75 | 73 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 50 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 |
28 | 30 | 42 | 41 | 53 | 61 | 78 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 62 | 60 | 75 | 80 | 86 | — | — | 59 | 44 | 38 | — | — | 20 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1350 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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