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Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 18 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 12PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (18 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (18 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
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
2
3
1
0
0
1
3
2
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
2
NNW
2
NNW
2
NNW
1.5
N
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.1
NE
1.7
NNW
1.3
N
1.9
NNW
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
NE
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)131313131313121214151413131313141313121214141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)149012991299131612957151035890139947911065901230495412459786648480480410465536536
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:13AM
1.03
6:50PM
1.07
7:41AM
1.07
7:47PM
1.07
8:10AM
1.11
8:44PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
0.49
1:18AM
0.27
1:44PM
0.39
1:57AM
0.33
2:29PM
0.28
2:37AM
0.41
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
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Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:45----
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Rain (mm)
53221242324213951---1--1
Temp. °C252628272626262525272726262524252526282826262525
Feels °C (?)283031292828282828302828282727272730303028292828
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