Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church Cove today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Church Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
763 | 901 | 669 | 470 | 347 | 281 | 185 | 169 | 140 | 95 | 57 | 51 | 73 | 64 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:06PM3.49m | 11:42AM3.40m | 00:25AM3.26m | 1:09PM3.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM1.34m | 5:31AM1.50m | 6:05PM1.62m | 6:38AM1.72m | 7:29PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
20 | 709 | 669 | 470 | 347 | 281 | 185 | 169 | 140 | 36 | 57 | 25 | 73 | 64 | 52 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
— | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 51 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNW 6 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 3 | NW 8 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | ENE 2 | E 4 | — | E 5 | NNW 5 |
763 | 901 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 95 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 15 | — | 22 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 531 | 192 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 12 | 192 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
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