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Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 09 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
29.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 1AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (10 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

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Mon
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
Period(s) (?)161515141414131313141414141414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)575531606687561622503411411659553367431362294290286232269269219219454378
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
0
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassoncrossglassglassglassglasscross-
off		ononglassglasscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
0.88
11:20AM
1.06
1:41AM
0.86
11:59AM
1.05
2:54AM
0.85
12:47PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
0.27
5:22AM
0.66
6:41PM
0.27
6:03AM
0.71
7:36PM
0.27
6:54AM
0.75
Mon
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise----6:41-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset-------6:49-------6:49-------6:47
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Rain (mm)
623335553-11----1211----
Temp. °C272626262525242424242424242528282625252524283029
Feels °C (?)312929292930292828292828282931323130292927323332
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