
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NNW 11 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
89 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 62 | 39 | 57 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:20PM0.99m | 5:41AM1.02m | 6:47PM1.03m | 6:37AM1.03m | 7:14PM1.07m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.56m | 12:16PM0.29m | 00:43AM0.47m | 12:55PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | E 6 |
89 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 62 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 10 |
49 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 74 | 59 | 61 | 57 | 47 | 49 | 55 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1045 | 1820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1054 | 1045 | 1045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1045 | 0 | 1821 | 1350 |
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