
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 21). 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 (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 12:59PM0.83m | 1:02AM1.13m | 2:21PM0.80m | 1:37AM1.13m | 3:47PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.49m | 8:09AM0.34m | 7:04PM0.59m | 9:04AM0.29m | 7:48PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 8 |
17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 8 | NW 6 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 5 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | 20 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2286 | 2323 | 1826 | 1821 | 1821 | 1821 | 1821 | 1821 | 2056 | 1820 | 1820 | 1820 | 1820 | 1187 | 1187 | 1810 | 1810 | 1187 | 1187 | 2286 |
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