Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 89 | 116 | 85 | 87 | 175 | 172 | 109 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 59 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:00PM1.06m | 1:33PM0.88m | 11:41PM1.03m | 2:43PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM0.69m | 6:24AM0.24m | 5:59PM0.73m | 7:19AM0.26m | 6:54PM0.76m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 175 | 89 | 116 | 85 | 56 | 175 | 172 | 109 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NW 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 48 | 30 | 48 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 12 | W 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 43 | 83 | 112 | 123 | 110 | 150 | 191 | 252 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1051 | 1350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1051 | 1051 | 1821 | 1821 | 1 |
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