Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 10 Apr 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
29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 3PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (10 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (10 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.4
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
Period(s) (?)777777777788888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)284261253371478535552589507485674913960816755681579567608708719701808719
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
0.99
3:13AM
0.92
1:02PM
0.97
3:59AM
0.94
2:15PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
0.78
7:41PM
0.25
7:53AM
0.77
8:36PM
0.27
9:05AM
0.73
9:29PM
0.28
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise6:33-------6:33-------6:33-------
Sunset---6:37-------6:37-------6:37----
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1---111111-121111-------
Temp. °C252829292726262626282928272626262528303027272726
Feels °C (?)273030312827282828293029292728282730323229293029
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