Vanimo Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 2.67° S 141.31° E

Issued: 3 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Vanimo Reef sea temperature is

29.4°C

Vanimo Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	110	112	164	228	228	228	224	220	213	213	209	205	202	202	202	202	205	213	217	259	255	283	278	233	268	233	228
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	S	E	N	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	ESE	NE	NE	ENE	E	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	off
High Tide			4:59AM0.90m				5:03PM1.13m				6:08AM0.92m				5:34PM1.14m					7:07AM0.94m			6:04PM1.15m
Low Tide	11:04PM0.41m				10:39AM0.45m				11:51PM0.29m				11:26AM0.54m				00:33AM0.20m				12:09PM0.61m					1:12AM0.13m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	6:24
mm	—	—	1	3	2	1	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	26	25	25	27	29	29	27	26	26	25	25	28	29	29	27	26	26	25	25	29	30	29	27	27	26	25	25
Feels °C	31	30	30	32	33	33	32	30	31	29	30	33	32	32	31	30	31	29	29	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	110	112	164	228	228	228	224	220	213	213	209	205	202	202	202	202	205	213	217	259	255	283	278	233	268	233	228
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 15	NNE 15
kJ	92	74	82	82	81	81	73	100	102	112	112	110	78	77	77	74	73	73	72	50	51	50	49	47	30	71	71
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 14	N 12	N 12	NNE 13	NNE 12	NNE 13	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 12	NNE 12	N 11	NNE 18	NNE 18	NNE 18	NNE 17	NNE 16	NNE 16	NNE 16	NNE 16	NNE 15	NNE 15	NNW 10	NNW 9
kJ	38	52	21	11	11	16	15	16	11	9	2	9	13	13	2	31	31	31	29	26	51	51	50	72	72	31	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	224	224	0	0	0	0	0	0	224	224	0	0	0	0	0	0	224	224	224	94	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2	2				2	2	2	2
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