Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 39 | 53 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 50 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.07m | 7:31AM1.04m | 7:42PM1.10m | 8:26AM1.04m | 8:11PM1.13m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.37m | 1:33PM0.39m | 2:07AM0.27m | 2:12PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | ENE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 39 | 53 | 61 | 65 | 59 | 48 | 50 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1820 | 1820 | 1820 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1187 | 1810 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 248 | 126 | 1820 | 1187 | 1213 | 1 |
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