
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 6AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
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 Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
414 | 451 | 555 | 539 | 555 | 490 | 867 | 904 | 970 | 834 | 811 | 682 | 682 | 612 | 595 | 501 | 493 | 486 | 424 | 523 | 450 | 443 | 424 | 412 | |
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 | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:13AM1.20m | 4:32PM0.85m | 2:59AM1.23m | 5:50PM0.90m | 3:49AM1.26m | 6:56PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.17m | 8:42PM0.69m | 10:38AM0.05m | 9:47PM0.76m | 11:34AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
414 | 451 | 555 | 539 | 555 | 490 | 867 | 904 | 970 | 834 | 811 | 682 | 682 | 612 | 595 | 501 | 493 | 486 | 424 | 523 | 450 | 443 | 424 | 412 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | NNW 16 | ENE 5 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 151 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | ENE 9 | NW 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55 | 37 | 24 | 22 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 224 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1054 | 224 |
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