Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 4AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
584 | 419 | 398 | 356 | 759 | 887 | 877 | 742 | 573 | 635 | 627 | 733 | 733 | 724 | 612 | 519 | 594 | 744 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:08AM1.76m | 1:01PM1.62m | 00:52AM1.68m | 1:28PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.52m | 6:28AM0.09m | 6:40PM0.42m | 6:57AM0.21m | 7:26PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 8 |
214 | 192 | 398 | 356 | 759 | 887 | 877 | 742 | 573 | 635 | 627 | 303 | 328 | 346 | 612 | 519 | 411 | 520 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 |
584 | 419 | 58 | 91 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 733 | 733 | 724 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 405 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | SW 21 | S 9 |
87 | 85 | 32 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | 158 | 168 | 192 | 192 | 315 | 559 | 526 | 371 | 292 | 452 | — | — | 355 | 470 | 594 | 744 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 321 | 321 | 320 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 146 | 321 | 0 | 0 |
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