
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 6PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 114 | 114 | 108 | 110 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 89 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 71 | 70 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:52PM0.96m | 4:44AM1.01m | 6:20PM0.99m | 5:41AM1.02m | 6:47PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55AM0.26m | 11:11PM0.65m | 11:37AM0.27m | 11:58PM0.56m | 12:16PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
87 | 84 | 87 | 82 | 114 | 114 | 108 | 110 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 89 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 44 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 71 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
89 | 89 | 82 | 84 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 104 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | N 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
2 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | 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 | E 6 |
44 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 39 | — | 51 | 50 | 47 | 53 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 1045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1054 | 0 | 0 |
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