Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 22 Feb 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
29.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (22 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (22 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010109999991010101010101010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)284217217192213241235196188188162162152181188208216216189189192166229204
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:32PM
0.99
10:37AM
1.14
11:39PM
0.94
11:12AM
1.16
12:55AM
0.90
11:53AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
0.42
5:20PM
0.26
5:01AM
0.53
6:16PM
0.20
5:45AM
0.63
7:19PM
0.15
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--6:43-------6:41-------6:41-----
Sunset-----6:52-------6:52-------6:52--
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Rain (mm)
1--111212221111-2321121-
Temp. °C262525282828272626252528292827262625252829282726
Feels °C (?)302829323131302829282933333030292929293333313029
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