Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Virgin Creek today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Virgin Creek at 5AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Virgin Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 458 | 411 | 763 | 1932 | 2008 | 1985 | 1906 | 1485 | 1024 | 713 | 456 | 456 | 456 | 543 | 551 | 612 | 334 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.39m | 8:39AM1.38m | 7:30PM1.40m | 9:05AM1.47m | 8:32PM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.21m | 1:51PM0.81m | 2:07AM0.23m | 2:40PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 458 | 411 | 433 | 1932 | 2008 | 1985 | 1906 | 1485 | 1024 | 713 | 416 | 378 | 204 | 231 | 551 | 612 | 138 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 411 | 405 | 573 | 749 | 758 | 644 | 644 | 527 | 474 | 543 | 456 | 456 | 456 | 543 | 190 | 112 | 189 | 187 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 16 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 225 | 287 | 763 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 139 | 238 | 127 | 236 | 107 | 107 | 186 | 334 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 192 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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