Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church Cove today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 12AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Church Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
414 | 226 | 454 | 659 | 773 | 828 | 865 | 912 | 836 | 763 | 646 | 529 | 380 | 311 | 220 | 169 | 140 | 109 | 72 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:10PM3.84m | 10:36AM3.66m | 11:06PM3.49m | 11:42AM3.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM1.01m | 4:44AM1.18m | 5:07PM1.34m | 5:31AM1.50m | 6:05PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
24 | 118 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 763 | 646 | 529 | 380 | 311 | 220 | 169 | 140 | 37 | 72 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 |
— | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | N 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 8 | N 3 |
414 | 226 | 454 | 659 | 773 | 828 | 865 | 912 | 836 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 40 | 10 | 109 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 582 | 252 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 189 | 186 | 310 | 192 | 189 | 12 | 0 | 80 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 202 | 12 | 0 |
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