
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 5AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1203 | 1216 | 837 | 735 | 771 | 932 | 932 | 1081 | 885 | 798 | 789 | 735 | 602 | 545 | 539 | 627 | 664 | 505 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:24PM1.86m | 12:40PM1.31m | 11:03PM1.88m | 1:06PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM-0.14m | 4:51PM0.86m | 6:09AM-0.16m | 5:31PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
1203 | 1216 | 837 | 735 | 771 | 932 | 932 | 1081 | 885 | 798 | 789 | 735 | 602 | 545 | 539 | 627 | 627 | 441 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
43 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 52 | 182 | 267 | 119 | 119 | 232 | 224 | 227 | 221 | 221 | 304 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
41 | 21 | 146 | 21 | 56 | 56 | — | — | 51 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
143 | 147 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 83 | 212 | 386 | 466 | 337 | 200 | 209 | 268 | 276 | 384 | 558 | 664 | 505 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 218 | 321 | 321 | 320 | 40 | 11 | 40 | 19 | 200 | 321 | 321 | 11 | 4 |
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