
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 6AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 13 | NNW 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
155 | 121 | 123 | 115 | 111 | 106 | 79 | 72 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 78 | 105 | 104 | 151 | 147 | 145 | 138 | 131 | 129 | 96 | 98 | 82 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:30AM1.22m | 6:41PM0.96m | 4:34AM1.23m | 7:27PM1.00m | 5:37AM1.22m | 8:07PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM-0.01m | 10:50PM0.78m | 12:13PM-0.03m | 11:59PM0.74m | 1:03PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 4 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
155 | 121 | 123 | 115 | 111 | 79 | 79 | 72 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 10 | 105 | 104 | 151 | 147 | 145 | 138 | 131 | 129 | 96 | 98 | 82 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
37 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 106 | 58 | 46 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 57 | 66 | 30 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 35 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NNW 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
40 | 39 | 29 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 78 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
16 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | — | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 1045 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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