
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 1PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
260 | 445 | 423 | 411 | 404 | 324 | 414 | 451 | 555 | 539 | 555 | 490 | 867 | 892 | 970 | 834 | 811 | 682 | 682 | 612 | 595 | 501 | 501 | 501 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:03PM0.82m | 2:13AM1.20m | 4:32PM0.85m | 2:59AM1.23m | 5:50PM0.90m | 3:49AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.29m | 7:44PM0.59m | 9:42AM0.17m | 8:42PM0.69m | 10:38AM0.05m | 9:47PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | |
— | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | 6:38 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 |
260 | 445 | 423 | 411 | 404 | 324 | 414 | 451 | 555 | 539 | 555 | 490 | 867 | 892 | 970 | 834 | 811 | 682 | 682 | 612 | 595 | 501 | 501 | 501 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | ENE 9 | NW 8 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
157 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 62 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 8 | ENE 9 | NW 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 16 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
24 | 11 | — | — | 16 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 151 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
107 | 110 | 110 | 103 | 95 | 75 | 57 | 41 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 248 | 248 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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