Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 7PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 229 | 170 | 157 | 111 | 195 | 92 | 222 | 222 | 215 | 193 | 100 | 148 | 232 | 285 | 284 | 280 | 276 | 255 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36PM0.85m | 00:47AM1.17m | 3:05PM0.85m | 1:34AM1.19m | 4:32PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.60m | 8:13AM0.19m | 7:17PM0.69m | 9:16AM0.11m | 8:22PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | 232 | 229 | 170 | 157 | 111 | 195 | 92 | 222 | 222 | 215 | 193 | 100 | 148 | 232 | 285 | 284 | 280 | 276 | 255 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 14 | ENE 11 | N 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 65 | 25 | 71 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 11 | ENE 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | N 14 | N 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 93 | 68 | 47 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 41 | 53 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1045 | 224 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2143 | 1054 | 1054 | 0 |
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