Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 2AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 69 | 80 | 85 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 47 | 57 | 45 | 28 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:41PM1.03m | 2:43PM0.87m | 00:31AM1.01m | 3:48PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.73m | 7:19AM0.26m | 6:54PM0.76m | 8:17AM0.26m | 8:01PM0.77m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 99 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 47 | 57 | 45 | 28 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 10 | NW 6 | NNE 10 | N 8 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 10 | — | E 11 | — | NW 6 | N 8 | NW 6 | N 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 34 | 53 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 228 | 275 | 222 | 210 | 230 | 229 | 199 | 172 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1051 | 1821 | 1350 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1822 | 2056 | 2056 | 1820 |
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