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Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea
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Vanimo Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vanimo Reef sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
170 | 148 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 83 | 83 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:35PM0.90m | 4:36AM1.13m | 5:48PM0.94m | 5:10AM1.18m | 6:56PM0.99m | 5:48AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.47m | 11:26AM0.26m | 11:05PM0.54m | 12:13PM0.12m | 11:57PM0.62m | 1:00PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | |
— | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
170 | 148 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 83 | 83 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | N 8 | N 8 |
— | — | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | — | N 11 | NW 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | N 8 | ESE 7 | N 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 4 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 |
18 | 10 | — | 48 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 1045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1836 |
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