Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 3PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
620 | 612 | 519 | 506 | 451 | 417 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 272 | 268 | 262 | 262 | 242 | 348 | 366 | 421 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.74m | 3:03AM1.43m | 3:21PM1.73m | 4:10AM1.25m | 4:01PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.22m | 8:53PM0.34m | 8:42AM0.42m | 9:53PM0.33m | 9:18AM0.62m | 10:59PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
620 | 612 | 519 | 506 | 451 | 91 | 94 | 66 | 400 | 334 | 91 | 105 | 131 | 158 | 153 | 178 | 194 | 200 | 242 | 248 | 277 | 303 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 62 | 417 | 405 | 400 | 73 | 77 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 272 | 268 | 180 | 242 | 44 | 348 | 366 | 402 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 63 | 103 | 62 | 5 | 84 | 82 | 105 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 262 | 262 | 262 | 225 | 327 | — | 421 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 103 | 258 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 258 | 323 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 218 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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