
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 5AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | N 11 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
119 | 257 | 103 | 134 | 280 | 272 | 263 | 247 | 239 | 239 | 243 | 239 | 235 | 232 | 232 | 228 | 180 | 190 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:22PM1.04m | 4:46AM1.01m | 5:56PM1.07m | 5:55AM1.01m | 6:27PM1.10m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.56m | 11:20AM0.27m | 00:01AM0.45m | 12:06PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
119 | 257 | 92 | 90 | 280 | 272 | 263 | 247 | 239 | 239 | 243 | 239 | 235 | 232 | 232 | 228 | 180 | 177 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 14 | N 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
54 | 88 | 103 | 134 | 46 | 47 | 81 | 87 | 93 | 79 | 97 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 78 | 65 | 165 | 165 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | NW 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 13 | NE 21 | ENE 20 | NE 20 | NE 19 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 16 | ENE 11 | NE 20 |
47 | 3 | 45 | 45 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 60 | 96 | 87 | 157 | 111 | 150 | 127 | 64 | 190 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 |
6 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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