
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 6AM is: 1.2m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
784 | 776 | 872 | 1111 | 1100 | 1100 | 863 | 855 | 819 | 614 | 835 | 719 | 835 | 845 | 1068 | 1129 | 1203 | 1123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:00PM1.78m | 11:41AM1.23m | 9:44PM1.82m | 12:12PM1.27m | 10:24PM1.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM-0.06m | 3:26PM0.93m | 5:04AM-0.11m | 4:10PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
784 | 776 | 872 | 1111 | 1100 | 1100 | 863 | 855 | 819 | 614 | 835 | 719 | 835 | 845 | 1068 | 1129 | 1203 | 1123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 7 | SSW 21 | NW 5 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
105 | 57 | 117 | 103 | 84 | 82 | 56 | 56 | 18 | 294 | 64 | 98 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 21 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 12 |
85 | 41 | 57 | 57 | 72 | 56 | 18 | 17 | 46 | 28 | 180 | 48 | 98 | 25 | 24 | — | — | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
— | 103 | — | — | 17 | 19 | 93 | 46 | 62 | 82 | — | 34 | 36 | 51 | 53 | 167 | 244 | 200 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 218 | 258 | 258 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 321 | 258 | 254 | 0 |
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