
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 8PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
233 | 233 | 229 | 329 | 329 | 204 | 204 | 448 | 801 | 801 | 704 | 563 | 433 | 671 | 1051 | 1221 | 1051 | 890 | 784 | 776 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.72m | 10:16AM1.12m | 8:14PM1.75m | 11:05AM1.18m | 9:00PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.86m | 2:58AM0.09m | 1:38PM0.93m | 3:46AM0.00m | 2:36PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | NW 9 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 |
233 | 233 | 229 | 100 | 210 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 801 | 801 | 704 | 563 | 138 | 671 | 1051 | 1221 | 1051 | 890 | 784 | 776 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 26 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | SW 23 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 |
96 | 94 | 94 | 223 | 329 | 62 | 54 | 79 | 87 | 119 | 86 | 76 | 433 | 99 | 97 | 64 | 115 | 32 | 32 | 123 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | SW 26 | NW 9 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SW 24 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 12 |
40 | 27 | 98 | 329 | 38 | 87 | 51 | 448 | 201 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 128 | 125 | 117 | 151 | 54 | 38 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 320 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 322 | 177 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 218 | 180 | 180 | 19 | 0 |
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