
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 8PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:39PM0.91m | 5:14AM1.13m | 8:14PM0.94m | 6:00AM1.13m | 8:45PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.13m | 11:35PM0.79m | 12:54PM0.10m | 00:28AM0.77m | 1:32PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
19 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 44 | 61 | 61 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2177 | 2179 | 2286 | 2495 | 2177 | 2177 | 1922 | 2495 | 2606 | 2606 | 2323 | 2626 | 1820 | 1820 | 498 | 1332 | 1332 | 1821 | 1821 | 1821 |
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