
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 2AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 29 | 43 | 119 | 117 | 133 | 131 | 123 | 144 | 149 | 181 | 185 | 235 | 297 | 343 | 302 | 290 | 284 | 235 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:29PM4.57m | 4:56AM4.47m | 5:19PM4.87m | 5:44AM4.68m | 6:04PM5.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.27m | 11:41AM0.23m | 00:10AM-0.02m | 12:27PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 11 | W 11 | 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 |
18 | 11 | 43 | 119 | 117 | 133 | 131 | 123 | 144 | 149 | 181 | 185 | 235 | 297 | 343 | 302 | 290 | 284 | 235 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 12 | WNW 7 | SW 6 | W 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
7 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 5 | — | — | — | W 12 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
10 | 17 | 37 | 43 | 43 | 32 | 39 | 52 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 192 | 192 | 189 |
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