About Vanimo

Vanimo is a town in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. From Vanimo you can reach 5 surf spots, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Vanimo Reef, a surf spot 2 km from the centre. Overture lists 3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is VAI, 1 km away.

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Staying in Vanimo

3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: VAI, 1 km, DJJ, 88 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Vanimo. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Vanimo each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Vanimo Reef2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft37 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

3 ft144 kJ

2 ft131 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vanimo Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	2 ft8 shollow	37kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 shollow	50kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	2 ft3 shollow	11kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	2 ft9 shollow	69kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	2 ft10 shollow	103kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	3 ft10 shollow	144kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	2 ft11 shollow	131kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	29°C

Vanimo Village Reef3.7 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft35 kJ

2 ft47 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft98 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

2 ft117 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vanimo Village Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	2 ft8 s	35kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft9 s	47kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 s	20kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft9 s	63kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	2 ft10 s	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	3 ft10 s	138kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft11 s	117kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	29°C

Vanimo, Twin Rocks Reef3.3 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft37 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

3 ft144 kJ

2 ft131 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vanimo, Twin Rocks Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 shollow	37kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	2 ft9 shollow	50kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	2 ft9 shollow	61kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	2 ft9 shollow	69kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	2 ft10 shollow	103kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	3 ft10 shollow	144kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	2 ft11 shollow	131kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Vanimo, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from Vanimo. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Skouw49 kmabout 1h 30 by carIntermediate and up

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft28 kJ

2 ft47 kJ

1 ft32 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Skouw, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	1 ft9 shollow	13kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	1 ft10 shollow	16kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	1 ft9 shollow	27kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	1 ft10 shollow	16kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	1 ft9 shollow	28kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft10 shollow	47kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	30°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	1 ft11 shollow	32kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	30°C

Wutung Village Reef33 kmabout 1h 00 by carIntermediate and up

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

3 ft121 kJ

3 ft175 kJ

3 ft150 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wutung Village Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	2 ft8 shollow	33kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	2 ft9 shollow	53kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	2 ft5 shollow	18kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	2 ft10 shollow	60kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	3 ft10 shollow	121kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	57, good	3 ft10 shollow	175kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	3 ft11 shollow	150kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	29°C

Vanimo, Papua New Guinea