Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 1PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 66 | 89 | 99 | 121 | 86 | 58 | 61 | 77 | 141 | 190 | 184 | 137 | 137 | 101 | 69 | 64 | 162 | 198 | 198 | 189 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:40PM0.96m | 2:02AM0.91m | 4:15PM0.99m | 3:18AM0.91m | 4:46PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.28m | 9:03PM0.72m | 9:08AM0.31m | 10:02PM0.64m | 9:56AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 95 | 66 | 89 | 99 | 121 | 86 | 58 | 55 | 77 | 141 | 190 | 184 | 137 | 137 | 101 | 69 | 64 | 162 | 198 | 198 | 189 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 14 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 14 | 33 | 22 | 14 | 31 | 23 | 61 | 54 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | N 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 5 | NNW 14 | E 5 | E 5 | E 11 | ENE 4 | NNW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 62 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 43 | 56 | 45 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 1045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 224 | 224 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 224 | 94 | 0 |
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