Surf Forecasts:
Church Cove surf forecast from 18 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 20 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 21 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period, W swell with 8,075 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 18 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Church Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Church Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 18) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Church Cove in the next 16 days are 5.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 7s period and expected on Monday (Oct 19) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 18th Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 20th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Wed 21st Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Church Cove over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the NW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 56 | 48 | 339 | 524 | 694 | 591 | 591 | 2069 | 8075 | 5048 | 2932 | 3003 | 2348 | 2236 | 4036 | 2866 | 1225 | 535 | 3029 | 6690 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:02AM3.48m | 10:41PM3.19m | 11:29AM3.28m | 00:32AM3.10m | 1:11PM3.34m | 1:55AM3.28m | 2:16PM3.58m | 2:47AM3.57m | 3:02PM3.89m | 3:27AM3.91m | 3:41PM4.23m | 4:03AM4.26m | 4:17PM4.55m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM1.54m | 5:18AM1.66m | 6:06PM1.66m | 6:34AM1.72m | 7:27PM1.59m | 7:54AM1.59m | 8:38PM1.34m | 8:58AM1.32m | 9:31PM1.00m | 9:49AM0.97m | 10:15PM0.65m | 10:32AM0.63m | 10:56PM0.33m | ||||||||
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 | 7:46 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | 6 | 26 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 12 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | E 6 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 10 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 141 | 56 | 83 | 57 | 524 | 694 | 591 | 591 | 1 | — | — | — | 3003 | 2348 | 606 | 201 | 119 | 1225 | 535 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | SSW 8 | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 56 | 48 | 339 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 857 | — | — | 40 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 31 | 16 | 17 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | — | — | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 9 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 66 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2069 | 8075 | 5048 | 2932 | — | — | 2236 | 4036 | 2866 | 119 | 466 | 3029 | 6690 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 59 | 325 | 582 | 590 | 190 | 68 | 20 | 189 | 713 | 484 | 201 | 190 | 244 | 23 |
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