
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 2AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
223 | 187 | 164 | 167 | 167 | 157 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 94 | 93 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:52PM1.00m | 5:40AM1.28m | 8:40PM1.04m | 6:38AM1.27m | 9:24PM1.07m | 7:36AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.80m | 1:21PM-0.13m | 1:06AM0.78m | 2:10PM-0.12m | 2:08AM0.74m | 2:58PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 |
223 | 187 | 164 | 167 | 167 | 157 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 94 | 93 | 160 | 164 | 131 | 164 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 97 | 86 | 97 | 108 | 80 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 11 | ENE 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | ENE 9 | NNW 7 |
38 | 38 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 8 | N 6 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | N 6 | — | N 6 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | N 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 |
49 | 73 | 88 | 104 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 107 | 128 | 143 | 152 | — | — | — | — | 156 | 138 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 0 | 1864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2583 | 2560 | 2177 | 1 | 2056 | 1187 | 498 | 2286 | 2606 | 2163 |
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