Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 26 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
29.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (26 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
1.1
N
0.9
NNW
0.7
N
0.9
N
0.7
N
0.6
ENE
1.3
NW
0.7
NNE
1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NE
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)10111010911105131212111111771111111212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104300184961421106489145283443459536503503493431423408549558512493485
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
0.89
1:40PM
1.16
5:03AM
0.92
2:47PM
1.15
6:00AM
0.95
3:58PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
0.77
9:32PM
0.09
9:02AM
0.79
10:35PM
0.08
10:22AM
0.77
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:41-----
Sunset-----6:52-------6:52-------6:52--
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Rain (mm)
1111-12251--2233--------
Temp. °C262625282929272625252527282726252525242629282726
Feels °C (?)292928333131292827282829302827262728272931302929
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