
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 37 | 53 | 71 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 46 | 50 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.07m | 7:31AM1.04m | 7:42PM1.10m | 8:26AM1.04m | 8:11PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.33m | 1:25AM0.37m | 1:33PM0.39m | 2:07AM0.27m | 2:12PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 |
39 | 38 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
21 | 13 | 36 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | N 10 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 10 | — | ENE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 19 | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
32 | 29 | — | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 37 | 53 | 71 | 61 | 67 | 50 | 37 | 46 | 50 | 54 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1045 | 9 | 1820 | 1820 | 1051 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1187 | 1810 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1820 | 126 | 1820 | 1 | 1820 | 1213 | 1 |
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