
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today (12 Sep):
- 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 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| 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 Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
305 | 301 | 301 | 245 | 241 | 197 | 189 | 211 | 276 | 437 | 660 | 573 | 449 | 419 | 356 | 408 | 434 | 844 | 984 | 661 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:44PM1.79m | 1:09AM1.63m | 1:15PM1.80m | 2:01AM1.49m | 1:46PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.17m | 6:51AM0.34m | 7:34PM0.13m | 7:24AM0.51m | 8:22PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
305 | 224 | 204 | 192 | 142 | 139 | 168 | 211 | 183 | 180 | 142 | 142 | 116 | 419 | 356 | 408 | 83 | 106 | 190 | 147 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
79 | 301 | 301 | 245 | 241 | 197 | 189 | 186 | 58 | 57 | 93 | 129 | 127 | 116 | 116 | 84 | 107 | 82 | 64 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 |
35 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 125 | 111 | 107 | 21 | 84 | 54 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
132 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 276 | 437 | 660 | 573 | 449 | — | — | — | 434 | 844 | 984 | 661 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 117 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 274 | 258 | 322 | 258 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 200 | 320 | 40 | 4 |
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