Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 19 Feb 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
29.2° 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 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)111111111110111010101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13513513513513097128145175175171171142139139220225220250260255284250192
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
0
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
1.07
8:35PM
1.07
9:36AM
1.10
9:31PM
1.03
10:05AM
1.12
10:32PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:51PM
0.51
3:06AM
0.23
3:38PM
0.42
3:42AM
0.32
4:28PM
0.34
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset---6:53-------6:53-------6:52----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11----131133-----------1
Temp. °C252830292727262525272827262625252528292927262625
Feels °C (?)293233313131302929313229303130302932323231303029
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