Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 47 | 48 | 40 | 87 | 99 | 96 | 117 | 112 | 95 | 94 | 115 | 95 | 66 | 89 | 99 | 121 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:42PM0.97m | 2:57PM0.94m | 00:47AM0.94m | 3:40PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.79m | 7:22AM0.25m | 7:53PM0.77m | 8:16AM0.28m | 9:03PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 54 | 47 | 48 | 35 | 87 | 99 | 96 | 117 | 112 | 95 | 94 | 115 | 95 | 66 | 89 | 99 | 121 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | E 7 | NNE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 23 | 8 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | NE 14 | NNE 14 | N 9 | NNE 14 | N 11 | ENE 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | N 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 43 | 46 | 37 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1873 | 1835 | 1822 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 126 | 94 |
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