Church Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.05° S 144.65° E

Church Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C
1.2° 

Church Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Church Bay today (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Bay at 7PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

Table - waves today at Church Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.1
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1201
1061
1030
968
691
691
573
1307
962
1067
1309
1222
3260
3219
3764
3570
3649
2991
2989
4868
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:56PM0.50m
4:44AM0.50m
2:38PM0.48m
5:51AM0.50m
1:59PM0.50m
Low Tide
9:42PM0.11m
9:49AM0.37m
9:57PM0.07m
9:59AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
2
5
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
6
6
6
4
4
5
6
7
7
8
8
8
6
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