
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
164 | 167 | 167 | 157 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 94 | 93 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40AM1.28m | 8:40PM1.04m | 6:38AM1.27m | 9:24PM1.07m | 7:36AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.80m | 1:21PM-0.13m | 1:06AM0.78m | 2:10PM-0.12m | 2:08AM0.74m | 2:58PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | E 7 | NW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
164 | 167 | 167 | 157 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 94 | 93 | 152 | 61 | 164 | 160 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 73 | 56 | 32 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
26 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 66 | 33 | 60 | 59 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ENE 9 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 8 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
88 | 88 | 71 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 85 | 103 | 114 | — | 160 | — | — | 156 | 113 | 116 | 73 | — | — | — | 17 | 39 | 52 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1045 | 1045 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2056 | 1873 | 2056 | 1 | 1187 | 1187 | 498 | 1187 | 2286 | 1187 | 2286 | 1187 |
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