Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 12AM is: 0.7m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 309 | 314 | 399 | 372 | 355 | 584 | 545 | 746 | 596 | 596 | 553 | 614 | 1316 | 1216 | 1175 | 1134 | 1259 | 1775 | 2207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:49PM1.55m | 6:24AM1.22m | 3:47PM1.47m | 7:26AM1.26m | 5:02PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM0.14m | 9:56AM1.04m | 11:32PM0.18m | 11:28AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 339 | 57 | 99 | 103 | 65 | 355 | 333 | 545 | 609 | 596 | 596 | 285 | 614 | 1316 | 1216 | 1175 | 1134 | 1259 | 1775 | 1803 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 143 | 309 | 314 | 318 | 331 | 73 | 71 | 543 | 161 | 239 | 197 | 553 | 596 | 582 | 634 | 604 | 597 | 590 | 590 | 487 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 253 | 115 | 105 | 399 | 372 | 299 | 584 | 143 | 143 | 174 | 236 | 236 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 67 | 65 | 119 | 194 | 273 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 746 | 222 | 314 | 352 | 277 | 327 | — | — | — | — | 1539 | 2207 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 146 | 146 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 218 | 258 | 64 | 11 | 0 |
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