
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 11PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
932 | 1081 | 885 | 798 | 789 | 735 | 602 | 545 | 539 | 646 | 664 | 589 | 441 | 512 | 506 | 372 | 568 | 543 | 612 | 574 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:40PM1.31m | 11:03PM1.88m | 1:06PM1.35m | 11:40PM1.87m | 1:33PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.86m | 6:09AM-0.16m | 5:31PM0.81m | 6:39AM-0.14m | 6:12PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
932 | 1081 | 885 | 798 | 789 | 735 | 602 | 545 | 539 | 627 | 627 | 441 | 441 | 512 | 293 | 372 | 568 | 527 | 245 | 221 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
56 | 52 | 182 | 267 | 119 | 119 | 232 | 224 | 227 | 221 | 221 | 304 | 290 | 127 | 506 | 183 | 19 | 18 | 223 | 174 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 15 | S 16 | SSE 14 | — | — | SE 13 | SSE 17 |
— | — | 51 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 183 | 20 | — | — | 7 | 96 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
231 | 414 | 494 | 312 | 219 | 216 | 268 | 305 | 466 | 646 | 664 | 589 | 396 | 322 | 423 | 313 | 420 | 543 | 612 | 574 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 321 | 321 | 254 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 200 | 321 | 320 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 218 | 321 | 320 | 11 | 11 |
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