Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 10PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 470 | 789 | 413 | 364 | 393 | 581 | 355 | 314 | 392 | 330 | 304 | 279 | 293 | 336 | 293 | 232 | 227 | 227 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:19PM1.73m | 4:03AM1.24m | 2:57PM1.66m | 5:24AM1.16m | 3:42PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.15m | 8:33AM0.81m | 10:12PM0.20m | 9:16AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SW 16 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 306 | 122 | 604 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 424 | 355 | 314 | 392 | 330 | 304 | 279 | 293 | 336 | 293 | 232 | 227 | 227 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NW 13 | SW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 124 | 44 | 87 | 38 | 37 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 122 | 270 | 270 | 47 | 45 | 153 | 137 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | SW 12 | NW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | NW 12 | SSW 19 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 45 | 23 | 41 | 23 | 75 | 37 | 125 | 37 | 35 | 109 | 48 | 47 | 104 | 72 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 162 | 162 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 424 | 470 | 789 | 413 | 364 | 393 | 581 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 177 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 445 | 258 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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