Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 7PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 307 | 302 | 288 | 283 | 230 | 226 | 237 | 265 | 295 | 295 | 406 | 418 | 540 | 548 | 752 | 993 | 1005 | 1163 | 1118 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:15PM1.06m | 5:36AM0.95m | 5:43PM1.10m | 6:37AM0.99m | 6:14PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.38m | 11:37PM0.41m | 11:27AM0.43m | 00:19AM0.29m | 12:11PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 253 | 307 | 302 | 288 | 283 | 230 | 226 | 237 | 265 | 295 | 295 | 406 | 418 | 540 | 548 | 752 | 993 | 1005 | 1163 | 1118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 26 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 43 | 58 | 56 | 96 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 110 | 94 | 90 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 106 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 224 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 224 | 1045 | 126 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1052 | 224 | 126 |
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