Vanimo Reef surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 +10
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Vanimo Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vanimo Reef sea temperature is
29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131112121212121210111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)691672269265208205205166202161153325330319314314264212268196185178175178
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
1.00
10:31AM
1.17
1:03AM
0.97
11:19AM
1.15
2:19AM
0.95
12:17PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:47AM
0.67
5:53PM
0.07
5:39AM
0.74
6:55PM
0.08
6:43AM
0.78
8:01PM
0.11
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--6:37-------6:37-------6:37-----
Sunset-----6:44-------6:43-------6:43--
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Rain (mm)
485---1141172-1------11-1
Temp. °C262424252730272726252525262626262525252828282726
Feels °C (?)292728303133303130303030313030312929293333323130
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