Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 4AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 10 | NNW 11 | NNE 15 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNE 14 | NNW 10 | ENE 11 | NNE 13 | NNW 9 | NNE 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 23 | 32 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 19 | 22 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:58PM1.16m | 12:33PM0.98m | 10:45PM1.14m | 1:46PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM0.69m | 5:20AM0.06m | 5:10PM0.75m | 6:20AM0.07m | 6:12PM0.78m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 93 | 148 | 160 | 94 | 92 | 72 | 71 | 55 | 53 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 15 | NNW 9 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | ENE 10 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNW 9 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 23 | 32 | 50 | 66 | 81 | 79 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2176 | 1 | 1 | 498 | 1 | 2114 | 2139 | 2114 | 2114 | 2199 | 1 | 126 | 94 | 1 | 1053 | 263 | 263 | 1053 |
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