Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 10PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 109 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 47 | 56 | 45 | 27 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:33PM0.88m | 11:41PM1.03m | 2:43PM0.87m | 00:31AM1.01m | 3:48PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.73m | 7:19AM0.26m | 6:54PM0.76m | 8:17AM0.26m | 8:01PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 172 | 109 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 47 | 56 | 45 | 27 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 10 | NW 6 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 12 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | E 11 | E 11 | — | NW 6 | N 8 | NW 6 | E 11 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 38 | 59 | 88 | 120 | 177 | 240 | 228 | 222 | 186 | 177 | 172 | 177 | 155 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1045 | 1187 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1821 | 1821 | 1821 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 276 | 1821 | 1820 | 1820 | 1820 |
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