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Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea
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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
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 2PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
73 | 73 | 73 | 97 | 84 | 84 | 71 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 63 | 60 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:17PM0.90m | 2:56AM1.10m | 2:45PM0.85m | 3:31AM1.12m | 4:10PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.63m | 7:53PM0.29m | 9:22AM0.52m | 8:42PM0.40m | 10:20AM0.41m | 9:30PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | |
— | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | 6:30 | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
28 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
73 | 73 | 73 | 97 | 84 | 84 | 71 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 59 | 59 | 39 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 63 | 60 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NE 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
30 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 36 | 58 | 37 | 29 | 39 | 47 | 47 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NW 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NW 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | E 5 |
2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — |
— | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1350 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 248 | 126 | 0 | 0 |
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