Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 8PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 31 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 35 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44PM1.06m | 7:38AM1.16m | 9:18PM1.09m | 8:36AM1.10m | 9:51PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.01m | 1:59AM0.61m | 2:33PM0.08m | 2:54AM0.53m | 3:14PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 47 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 60 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NNW 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NW 11 | NNE 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | — | 37 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 23 | — | — | 17 | 19 | 31 | 35 | 49 | 37 | 37 | 37 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1045 | 224 | 1045 | 1045 | 94 | 1 | 276 | 283 | 1350 | 1350 | 1350 | 1350 | 1350 | 1350 | 1350 | 1350 | 2056 | 1821 | 1821 | 1821 |
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