Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanimo Reef today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanimo Reef at 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanimo Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 19 | NE 19 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 243 | 239 | 235 | 232 | 232 | 228 | 180 | 177 | 296 | 350 | 311 | 255 | 423 | 314 | 254 | 224 | 360 | 355 | 350 | 285 | 246 | 246 | 168 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55AM1.01m | 6:27PM1.10m | 6:56AM1.01m | 6:57PM1.12m | 7:53AM1.01m | 7:26PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.45m | 12:06PM0.34m | 00:48AM0.34m | 12:48PM0.42m | 1:31AM0.25m | 1:28PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 243 | 239 | 235 | 232 | 232 | 228 | 180 | 177 | 172 | 169 | 166 | 121 | 423 | 314 | 254 | 224 | 360 | 355 | 350 | 285 | 246 | 246 | 168 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 19 | NE 19 | NE 18 | NE 15 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 65 | 64 | 76 | 78 | 65 | 165 | 165 | 296 | 350 | 311 | 178 | 116 | 114 | 84 | 208 | 82 | 81 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 19 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 18 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 87 | 157 | 111 | 150 | 127 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 106 | 104 | 255 | 25 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 29 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 40 | 55 | 48 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 224 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 1045 | 0 |
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