Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Church at 2PM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Church. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 325 | 432 | 544 | 544 | 590 | 554 | 603 | 768 | 897 | 897 | 887 | 857 | 779 | 761 | 870 | 859 | 733 | 733 | 724 | 838 | 924 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:42AM1.41m | 12:46PM1.29m | 6:57AM1.09m | 3:15PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.33m | 10:14PM0.33m | 9:25AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 330 | 325 | 321 | 312 | 299 | 590 | 554 | 603 | 768 | 897 | 897 | 887 | 857 | 779 | 761 | 870 | 859 | 733 | 733 | 724 | 838 | 924 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 20 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 253 | 225 | 432 | 544 | 544 | 210 | 204 | 207 | 187 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 95 | 89 | 188 | 194 | 57 | 72 | 57 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | NW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | NW 11 | S 21 | S 21 | NW 11 | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 12 | S 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 23 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 12 | — | — | 5 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 192 | 123 | 17 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 14 | 0 |
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