Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 10AM is: 0.9m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
890 | 658 | 658 | 604 | 738 | 959 | 1210 | 1210 | 949 | 837 | 642 | 719 | 799 | 790 | 790 | 781 | 781 | 754 | 707 | 659 | 592 | 580 | 502 | 496 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:44PM2.17m | 2:07PM1.36m | 00:37AM2.10m | 2:57PM1.40m | 1:31AM1.97m | 3:46PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM-0.65m | 6:23PM0.76m | 7:49AM-0.59m | 7:24PM0.75m | 8:38AM-0.46m | 8:31PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
890 | 658 | 658 | 604 | 738 | 959 | 1210 | 290 | 283 | 351 | 412 | 421 | 449 | 535 | 499 | 509 | 580 | 592 | 707 | 659 | 592 | 580 | 478 | 416 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
322 | 243 | 65 | 77 | 99 | 135 | 167 | 1210 | 949 | 837 | 642 | 719 | 799 | 790 | 790 | 781 | 781 | 754 | 694 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 502 | 496 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
57 | 28 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 299 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 181 | 236 | 257 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 194 | 183 | 170 | 168 | 165 | 165 | 165 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 103 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 75 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 103 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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