
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church Cove today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 12PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Church Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
117 | 133 | 131 | 123 | 144 | 149 | 181 | 185 | 235 | 297 | 343 | 302 | 290 | 284 | 235 | 220 | 211 | 168 | 160 | 155 | 224 | 235 | 224 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:19PM4.87m | 5:44AM4.68m | 6:04PM5.07m | 6:27AM4.80m | 6:46PM5.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.23m | 00:10AM-0.02m | 12:27PM0.00m | 00:54AM-0.19m | 1:09PM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 13 | W 8 | W 8 |
117 | 133 | 131 | 123 | 144 | 149 | 181 | 185 | 235 | 297 | 343 | 302 | 290 | 284 | 235 | 220 | 211 | 168 | 160 | 155 | 3 | 235 | 224 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | W 12 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — |
43 | 39 | 57 | 53 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 224 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 192 | 192 | 23 | 22 | 44 | 44 | 183 | 192 | 192 | 12 | 12 |
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