Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 10 Jan 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
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 11AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (10 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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

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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.6
N
1.1
NW
0.6
NE
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
N
1
N
1.2
N
1.1
NNE
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)66106105666999988991091010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)988377778210612411189909288119737581162273212183148148148151
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
1.12
1:14AM
0.80
1:25PM
1.12
2:39AM
0.77
1:58PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
0.37
7:37PM
0.45
6:39AM
0.49
8:34PM
0.38
7:18AM
0.59
9:28PM
0.31
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise6:33-------6:33-------6:33-------
Sunset---6:49-------6:50-------6:50----
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1111-221------11-----111
Temp. °C252829292726262525283030272726262528302927272626
Feels °C (?)283230302928282828313130293029292831323130302929
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