Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 102 | 118 | 118 | 99 | 93 | 85 | 83 | 103 | 103 | 175 | 89 | 116 | 85 | 87 | 151 | 113 | 109 | 99 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:26AM0.94m | 10:25PM1.08m | 12:27PM0.91m | 11:00PM1.06m | 1:33PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.63m | 5:34AM0.23m | 5:14PM0.69m | 6:24AM0.24m | 5:59PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | E 6 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 104 | 102 | 118 | 118 | 99 | 93 | 21 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 175 | 89 | 29 | 85 | 56 | 151 | 113 | 109 | 99 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 12 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNW 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 11 | NE 13 | NNE 8 | NNW 6 | N 8 | NW 6 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 85 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 4 | 48 | 116 | 48 | 87 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 9 | NNW 6 | NE 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 8 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 55 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 21 | — | 41 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 27 | 31 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1045 | 1045 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1045 | 1821 | 1821 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 126 | 0 |
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