
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 12AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
539 | 627 | 627 | 492 | 441 | 512 | 506 | 372 | 568 | 558 | 529 | 493 | 263 | 214 | 301 | 301 | 239 | 344 | 408 | 397 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:06PM1.35m | 11:40PM1.87m | 1:33PM1.40m | 00:17AM1.83m | 2:00PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.81m | 6:39AM-0.14m | 6:12PM0.77m | 7:08AM-0.09m | 6:56PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
539 | 627 | 627 | 441 | 441 | 512 | 506 | 372 | 568 | 527 | 245 | 161 | 214 | 214 | 301 | 301 | 239 | 236 | 183 | 138 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 13 |
227 | 221 | 221 | 304 | 290 | 127 | 183 | 183 | 19 | 17 | 223 | 174 | 159 | 106 | 73 | 70 | 98 | 93 | 104 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | — | SE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 8 | — | — | — | SSE 13 | S 16 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | — | 7 | 55 | 51 | 78 | 1 | — | — | — | 57 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
428 | 614 | 614 | 492 | 375 | 293 | 293 | 266 | 384 | 558 | 529 | 493 | 263 | 178 | 198 | 178 | 237 | 344 | 408 | 397 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 321 | 320 | 319 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 146 | 321 | 320 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 146 | 218 | 320 | 4 | 4 |
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