Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 6PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:24PM1.10m | 9:37AM1.12m | 00:08AM1.11m | 10:40AM1.02m | 00:48AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM-0.08m | 4:27AM0.74m | 4:53PM0.01m | 5:35AM0.68m | 5:39PM0.13m | 6:45AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 1350 | 1350 | 1187 | 1350 | 2323 | 2323 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 1350 | 1350 | 1350 | 1350 | 1350 | 498 | 1187 | 1187 | 1350 | 1350 | 1350 | 1350 | 1350 | 1858 |
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