Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 10AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:11AM0.99m | 10:07PM1.12m | 11:14AM0.95m | 10:41PM1.14m | 12:25PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.33m | 3:56PM0.45m | 4:50AM0.26m | 4:36PM0.55m | 5:44AM0.20m | 5:19PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | E 5 | E 6 | NNW 10 | E 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 10 | E 7 | NNE 10 |
46 | 29 | 31 | 41 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 63 | 47 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NE 11 | NNW 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 10 |
10 | 44 | 42 | 18 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | E 9 | NNW 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 9 | ENE 10 | NW 8 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 3 | E 7 |
15 | — | — | 38 | — | 29 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1820 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1820 | 1820 | 1810 | 1810 | 1350 | 1350 | 1810 | 1810 | 1810 | 1821 | 1821 | 1810 | 1365 | 498 | 498 | 263 | 1187 | 1187 | 498 | 1365 |
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