
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 162 | 198 | 198 | 192 | 189 | 206 | 227 | 107 | 238 | 307 | 307 | 302 | 288 | 283 | 230 | 226 | 237 | 265 | 295 | 295 | 406 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:46PM1.02m | 4:30AM0.92m | 5:15PM1.06m | 5:36AM0.95m | 5:43PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.34m | 10:52PM0.53m | 10:43AM0.38m | 11:37PM0.41m | 11:27AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 |
64 | 162 | 198 | 198 | 192 | 189 | 206 | 227 | 107 | 238 | 307 | 307 | 302 | 288 | 283 | 230 | 226 | 237 | 265 | 295 | 295 | 406 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 102 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 58 | 56 | 96 | 92 | 94 | 94 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | ENE 4 | E 11 | NNW 16 | ENE 4 | NNW 16 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 |
62 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 24 | 17 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 224 | 224 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 126 |
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