
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 12AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 8 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
307 | 375 | 375 | 370 | 375 | 375 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 414 | 502 | 449 | 366 | 439 | 499 | 487 | 482 | 482 | 643 | 482 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56PM1.50m | 9:07AM1.24m | 7:09PM1.53m | 9:40AM1.30m | 8:09PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM1.02m | 1:34AM0.21m | 1:12PM0.98m | 2:26AM0.16m | 2:12PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
307 | 375 | 375 | 195 | 375 | 375 | 159 | 164 | 379 | 414 | 502 | 269 | 212 | 439 | 187 | 169 | 482 | 482 | 515 | 416 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 9 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
60 | 60 | 59 | 370 | 58 | 58 | 379 | 379 | 50 | 51 | 27 | 449 | 366 | 26 | 499 | 487 | 65 | 29 | 487 | 482 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | WNW 9 | S 13 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 15 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 58 | 13 | 6 | 57 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 6 | 27 | 53 | 29 | 48 | 129 | 276 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — |
172 | 246 | 253 | 327 | 113 | 150 | 269 | 247 | 194 | 262 | 295 | — | — | 169 | — | — | 189 | 413 | 643 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 321 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 200 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 172 | 321 | 216 | 0 | 4 |
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