Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 8PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | E 5 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 104 | 151 | 147 | 145 | 138 | 131 | 129 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 65 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | 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-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.00m | 5:37AM1.22m | 8:07PM1.03m | 6:39AM1.20m | 8:44PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM-0.03m | 11:59PM0.74m | 1:03PM-0.03m | 1:01AM0.68m | 1:50PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 105 | 104 | 151 | 147 | 145 | 138 | 131 | 129 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 22 | 28 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 63 | 63 | 63 | 57 | 66 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 42 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 57 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 46 | 46 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 65 | 128 | 128 | 131 | 85 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1045 | 1045 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1054 | 1213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1213 | 1045 | 1045 | 1045 |
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