Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 23 Mar 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 11PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
NNE
1.1
NE
1.3
NNE
1.5
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
Period(s) (?)121212121414131313131313131312121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)178183299330691874269265208214214166202161153325330341314314280291242234
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
offglassglassononcrosscross-
off
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
1.00
10:31AM
1.17
1:03AM
0.97
11:19AM
1.15
2:19AM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
0.08
4:47AM
0.67
5:53PM
0.07
5:39AM
0.74
6:55PM
0.08
6:43AM
0.78
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
Sunset-6:44-------6:44-------6:43------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---1512248-----36-11--1511
Temp. °C292827262624242426282727262525262829272625252527
Feels °C (?)313029292928282829313031312929313334323029292932
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