Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 02 Mar 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
29.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)--
Afternoon (02 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (02 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
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Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)377377332287287287287216216216173219173319273268228224163129124141120117
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
5
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08PM
1.12
7:53AM
1.05
7:06PM
1.10
8:23AM
1.07
8:01PM
1.07
8:52AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
0.64
1:08AM
0.13
1:23PM
0.56
1:49AM
0.19
2:11PM
0.47
2:26AM
0.26
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise------6:41-------6:41-------6:41-
Sunset-6:51-------6:51-------6:51------
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Rain (mm)
1------111--34--122-221-
Temp. °C282827272726262829292727262526292928272726262626
Feels °C (?)333330313130303232333031292829323231303028293030
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