Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 12 | NNW 13 | N 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 35 | 34 | 49 | 49 | 72 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 42 | 38 | 69 | 83 | 44 | 84 | 82 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:50PM0.99m | 6:39AM1.08m | 8:17PM1.02m | 7:29AM1.07m | 8:43PM1.05m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.63m | 1:35PM0.18m | 1:47AM0.56m | 2:09PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 10 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 53 | 20 | 34 | 49 | 49 | 72 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 39 | 84 | 88 | 71 | 33 | 51 | 44 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 5 | E 5 | NNW 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 14 | NNW 11 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 33 | 38 | 69 | 83 | 44 | 84 | 82 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 17 | 42 | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1820 | 498 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1820 | 1045 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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