Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church Cove today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Church Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 171 | 145 | 134 | 97 | 107 | 99 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 135 | 119 | 130 | 157 | 171 | 215 | 372 | 388 | 388 | 440 | 517 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:26AM4.54m | 8:45PM4.58m | 9:06AM4.28m | 9:25PM4.22m | 9:47AM3.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.34m | 3:28AM0.47m | 3:44PM0.66m | 4:05AM0.83m | 4:23PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
40 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 372 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SW 16 | — | SSW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | — | 27 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
50 | 171 | 145 | 134 | 97 | 107 | 99 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 135 | 119 | 130 | 157 | 171 | 215 | — | 388 | 388 | 440 | 517 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 418 | 416 | 536 | 192 | 190 | 192 | 192 | 183 | 257 | 314 | 740 | 190 | 192 | 190 | 189 | 169 | 169 | 168 | 189 | 189 | 190 |
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