Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 5AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 278 | 233 | 268 | 233 | 228 | 194 | 194 | 191 | 159 | 156 | 150 | 147 | 122 | 120 | 100 | 120 | 120 | 98 | 100 | 104 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.15m | 8:00AM0.97m | 6:35PM1.15m | 8:49AM0.99m | 7:06PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.13m | 12:52PM0.67m | 1:49AM0.08m | 1:33PM0.71m | 2:25AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  | |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 278 | 233 | 268 | 233 | 228 | 194 | 194 | 191 | 159 | 156 | 150 | 147 | 122 | 120 | 100 | 120 | 120 | 98 | 100 | 104 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 49 | 30 | 30 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 30 | 50 | 49 | 30 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | N 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 |
| kJ | 50 | 72 | 72 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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