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Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 +10
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 5PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 28 | 28 | 26 | 37 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:56PM 0.98 | 4:27AM 1.05 | 6:31PM 1.00 | 5:31AM 1.04 | 7:02PM 1.02 | 6:28AM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:45AM 0.15 | 10:58PM 0.70 | 11:36AM 0.18 | 11:55PM 0.62 | 12:21PM 0.23 | 12:43AM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Sandaun
Previously calm conditions have become cross-shore at Vanimo Reef (moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 110 degs) at JayapuraSentani 88 km from Vanimo Reef). 0.3m 10s swell from the NNE with a 0.2m 8s swell, also from the NNE and a 0.2m 6s windswell, also from the ENE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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