Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church Cove today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 8PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Church Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
161 | 148 | 148 | 150 | 134 | 146 | 155 | 235 | 246 | 262 | 322 | 460 | 254 | 447 | 391 | 758 | 792 | 755 | 804 | 660 | 580 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:06AM4.28m | 9:25PM4.22m | 9:47AM3.98m | 10:10PM3.84m | 10:36AM3.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM0.66m | 4:05AM0.83m | 4:23PM1.01m | 4:44AM1.18m | 5:07PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
27 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 155 | 235 | 246 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 113 | 64 | 391 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 804 | 660 | 580 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | — | — | 24 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — |
161 | 148 | 148 | 150 | 134 | 146 | — | — | — | 262 | 322 | 460 | 254 | 447 | 306 | 758 | 792 | 755 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 314 | 407 | 192 | 190 | 182 | 44 | 44 | 201 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 252 | 190 | 186 | 176 | 186 | 176 | 176 | 12 | 28 |
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