Vanimo Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 2.67° S 141.31° E

Issued: 3 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vanimo Reef sea temperature is

29.3°C

Vanimo Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (05 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s

Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 5								Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 15	ENE 10	ENE 15	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	N 10	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 14
Wave Graph
kJ	42	21	84	82	116	110	102	102	99	98	96	95	95	93	60	82	81	81	79	87	85	85	119	257
Wind (km/h)	ESE	W	SSW	SE	NNE	NE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	00:49AM1.07m					3:55PM0.99m				2:09AM1.04m					4:43PM1.01m			3:30AM1.02m					5:22PM1.04m
Low Tide				8:29AM0.12m				8:52PM0.75m				9:32AM0.16m					10:06PM0.67m				10:29AM0.21m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	1	—	1
Temp °C	26	25	25	28	29	29	27	26	26	26	25	28	28	29	26	26	26	26	25	27	27	29	27	26
Feels °C	31	30	30	32	32	32	31	30	30	31	29	32	32	32	30	30	30	31	29	30	31	32	31	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	ENE 15	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	N 11	N 11	N 11	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	N 10	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 14
kJ	12	12	84	82	116	110	102	102	59	59	58	95	95	93	52	82	81	81	79	87	85	85	119	257
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 15	ENE 10	E 6	E 6	E 6	N 11	N 10	N 11	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	N 11	N 11	N 10	ENE 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12
kJ	42	20	11	7	7	38	35	56	99	98	96	57	56	52	60	55	61	61	60	55	55	55	54	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 14	NNE 12	N 11	N 11	E 6	NNW 8	E 6	NW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	E 16	NE 16	NW 7	N 18	N 17	N 16	ENE 15	N 15	NNE 16	N 16	N 14
kJ	20	21	28	23	22	6	6	6	2	2	2	2	2	5	10	2	6	6	21	21	38	50	47	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 3	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	1	10	15	13	12	10	13	14	14	15	17	12	11	11	13	16	15
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	1	94	0	0	1187	1053	1053	126	0	0	0	9	2056	1213	2056	126	1051	0	0	0	1045	1045	224	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Sandaun	Aitape	Aitape	Aitape	Aitape				Aitape	Aitape	Aitape	Aitape	Lidos Right				Aitape		Sissano Lagoon	Aitape	Lidos Right				Aitape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1				1		2	1	1				2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1		1		1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	6	6	9	9

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