Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 6PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 11 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 59 | 90 | 115 | 189 | 193 | 170 | 167 | 164 | 152 | 139 | 193 | 158 | 158 | 151 | 112 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:35AM1.00m | 8:25PM1.11m | 10:25AM0.99m | 8:56PM1.09m | 11:16AM0.97m | 9:29PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM0.63m | 3:30AM0.13m | 3:24PM0.68m | 4:10AM0.14m | 4:04PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 52 | 90 | 115 | 189 | 193 | 170 | 167 | 164 | 152 | 139 | 193 | 158 | 158 | 151 | 112 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | NNW 8 | ENE 14 | NNW 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 50 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 8 | E 11 | E 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 13 | E 9 | ENE 14 | NE 9 | ENE 14 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 59 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 11 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1053 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 224 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 4 |
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