Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 68 | 71 | 83 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 47 | 57 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:43PM0.87m | 00:31AM1.01m | 3:48PM0.88m | 1:31AM1.00m | 4:40PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.76m | 8:17AM0.26m | 8:01PM0.77m | 9:14AM0.27m | 9:13PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 47 | 57 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 130 | 102 | 82 | 60 | 44 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 10 | NW 6 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 10 | — | — | N 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NW 6 | N 14 | N 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 52 | 68 | 71 | 83 | 91 | 95 | 109 | 141 | 144 | 149 | 158 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 34 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1051 | 1051 | 1821 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1820 | 1820 | 1820 | 1820 | 1820 | 1810 | 1820 | 1820 | 1821 | 1810 | 1810 | 1810 | 1810 |
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