Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 11PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 450 | 443 | 424 | 412 | 347 | 347 | 299 | 245 | 234 | 223 | 223 | 187 | 164 | 167 | 167 | 157 | 149 | 116 | 116 | 94 | 93 | 66 | 61 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:56PM0.96m | 4:44AM1.28m | 7:52PM1.00m | 5:40AM1.28m | 8:40PM1.04m | 6:38AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM-0.04m | 10:55PM0.79m | 12:28PM-0.10m | 00:01AM0.80m | 1:21PM-0.13m | 1:06AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 450 | 443 | 424 | 412 | 347 | 347 | 299 | 245 | 234 | 223 | 68 | 64 | 66 | 60 | 62 | 77 | 149 | 116 | 96 | 138 | 142 | 142 | 146 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 7 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 223 | 187 | 164 | 167 | 167 | 157 | 21 | 14 | 116 | 94 | 93 | 66 | 61 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 5 | N 7 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2143 | 2147 | 2114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1810 | 1054 | 1350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 1045 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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