Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 +10
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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
29.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 12PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
Period(s) (?)131313141313131313131313131312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)663663772808905888760749749784760760737613604594584496488480488488488496
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
1.17
8:53PM
1.07
7:51AM
1.20
9:53PM
1.08
8:30AM
1.21
10:54PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08PM
0.07
2:09AM
0.60
2:55PM
-0.01
2:56AM
0.67
3:46PM
-0.05
3:45AM
0.73
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise6:31-------6:31-------6:31-------
Sunset---6:35-------6:35-------6:35----
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11--11113321--21------
Temp. °C252828282726252525282727262525242427292826262525
Feels °C (?)293232323029282828312930292828272730323130302930
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