
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 8AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
509 | 410 | 881 | 777 | 664 | 652 | 652 | 275 | 282 | 496 | 476 | 418 | 334 | 314 | 388 | 321 | 264 | 208 | 334 | 275 | 256 | 196 | 223 | 262 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:56AM1.27m | 2:37PM1.89m | 5:18AM1.23m | 3:37PM1.82m | 6:42AM1.25m | 4:50PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.83m | 10:00PM-0.10m | 9:09AM0.92m | 11:11PM-0.08m | 10:31AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
509 | 410 | 881 | 777 | 664 | 652 | 652 | 275 | 282 | 496 | 476 | 418 | 334 | 314 | 388 | 321 | 171 | 181 | 334 | 275 | 256 | 196 | 192 | 187 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
259 | 268 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 246 | 154 | 122 | 181 | 173 | 169 | 211 | 211 | 264 | 208 | 101 | 75 | 211 | 208 | 76 | 178 | 223 | 262 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 9 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 |
103 | 103 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 154 | 27 | 148 | 186 | 88 | 88 | 62 | 60 | 84 | 21 | 23 | 264 | 208 | 39 | 38 | 111 | 23 | 23 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 218 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 200 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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