Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 7PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 240 | 236 | 228 | 209 | 205 | 202 | 198 | 127 | 124 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59PM1.21m | 10:28AM1.06m | 8:41PM1.20m | 11:29AM1.05m | 9:28PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.69m | 3:18AM-0.05m | 3:14PM0.74m | 4:08AM-0.06m | 4:07PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 76 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 240 | 236 | 228 | 209 | 205 | 202 | 198 | 127 | 124 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 43 | 75 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ENE 14 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | — | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1045 | 1045 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 1045 | 0 |
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