
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church Cove today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 4PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Church Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 7 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
591 | 581 | 510 | 470 | 401 | 857 | 5204 | 10027 | 9844 | 7552 | 5780 | 4592 | 3601 | 3805 | 3602 | 3062 | 2541 | 2090 | 1886 | 1146 | 859 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:11PM3.34m | 1:55AM3.28m | 2:16PM3.58m | 2:47AM3.57m | 3:02PM3.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM1.59m | 7:54AM1.59m | 8:38PM1.34m | 8:58AM1.32m | 9:31PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
591 | 581 | 510 | 470 | 401 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3062 | 2541 | 2090 | 1543 | 1146 | 736 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
6 | 3 | 1 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 372 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | WSW 7 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
— | 3 | 18 | 95 | 220 | 857 | 5204 | 10027 | 9844 | 7552 | 5780 | 4592 | 3601 | 3805 | 3602 | — | — | — | 1886 | 413 | 859 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 225 | 534 | 554 | 579 | 582 | 611 | 584 | 519 | 278 | 278 | 191 | 68 | 22 | 20 | 144 | 322 | 289 |
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