
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 1PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 21). 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 (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 27 | 33 | 43 | 45 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 61 | 68 | 58 | 60 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 114 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40PM0.90m | 2:37AM0.99m | 5:20PM0.93m | 3:42AM1.00m | 5:52PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.27m | 9:13PM0.75m | 10:07AM0.26m | 10:16PM0.71m | 10:55AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | N 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
43 | 42 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 20 | 43 | 37 | 58 | 58 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 87 | 82 | 114 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 10 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
25 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 23 | 43 | 41 | 60 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 82 | 84 | 75 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 13 | NE 13 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 7 | E 13 |
9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | 26 | 35 | 27 | 33 | 43 | 45 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 61 | 68 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 45 | 52 | 54 | 50 | 71 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1810 | 1810 | 1810 | 1822 | 1810 | 1810 | 1051 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1052 | 0 | 1045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1045 | 0 | 0 |
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