
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 7AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | N 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
500 | 458 | 372 | 350 | 187 | 361 | 356 | 350 | 345 | 335 | 260 | 445 | 423 | 411 | 404 | 324 | 414 | 451 | 547 | 531 | 547 | 361 | 726 | 857 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:00AM1.13m | 1:32PM0.82m | 1:34AM1.16m | 3:03PM0.82m | 2:13AM1.20m | 4:32PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.41m | 6:54PM0.49m | 8:44AM0.29m | 7:44PM0.59m | 9:42AM0.17m | 8:42PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | N 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 |
500 | 458 | 372 | 350 | 187 | 361 | 356 | 350 | 345 | 335 | 260 | 445 | 423 | 411 | 404 | 324 | 414 | 451 | 547 | 531 | 547 | 361 | 726 | 857 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 6 | ESE 5 | E 9 | NNW 16 | E 6 | E 6 |
51 | 51 | 39 | 37 | 147 | 63 | 74 | 99 | 74 | 51 | 50 | 74 | 85 | 80 | 93 | 56 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 27 | 76 | 215 | 26 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 157 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 1054 | 1054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1052 | 248 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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