
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 1AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
551 | 465 | 435 | 429 | 418 | 372 | 367 | 412 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 245 | 241 | 197 | 189 | 186 | 300 | 660 | 398 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.74m | 00:19AM1.76m | 12:44PM1.79m | 1:09AM1.63m | 1:15PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.25m | 6:17AM0.17m | 6:47PM0.17m | 6:51AM0.34m | 7:34PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 9 |
551 | 465 | 435 | 189 | 418 | 372 | 367 | 412 | 305 | 191 | 147 | 117 | 241 | 115 | 139 | 181 | 183 | 180 | 142 | 178 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 |
85 | 63 | 75 | 429 | 41 | 42 | 81 | 119 | 79 | 301 | 301 | 245 | 117 | 197 | 189 | 186 | 58 | 57 | 93 | 142 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 19 |
33 | 19 | 18 | 86 | 25 | 78 | 44 | 39 | 64 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 41 | 129 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
138 | 219 | 233 | 284 | 109 | 72 | 49 | 38 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 300 | 660 | 398 | 208 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 321 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 321 | 260 | 147 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 320 | 320 | 322 | 254 | 4 |
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