
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 6AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s 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 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | ENE 8 | NW 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 47 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:38AM1.27m | 9:24PM1.07m | 7:36AM1.23m | 10:05PM1.09m | 8:34AM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06AM0.78m | 2:10PM-0.12m | 2:08AM0.74m | 2:58PM-0.07m | 3:10AM0.69m | 3:43PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
93 | 66 | 61 | 131 | 116 | 97 | 71 | 55 | 53 | 14 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 56 | 48 | 50 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
3 | 23 | 23 | 60 | 59 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | N 8 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
14 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
120 | 124 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 57 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 498 | 2056 | 2056 | 1187 | 94 | 94 | 1187 | 1187 | 2606 | 2056 | 1350 | 2286 | 2056 | 2286 | 1187 | 1187 | 1187 | 1187 | 1350 |
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