Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Church at 6AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Church. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 163 | 161 | 161 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 155 | 143 | 125 | 293 | 231 | 181 | 127 | 103 | 132 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:19PM2.02m | 11:47AM1.34m | 11:06PM1.86m | 12:29PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM-0.35m | 5:04PM0.49m | 6:07AM-0.21m | 5:59PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 163 | 163 | 161 | 161 | 40 | 54 | 61 | 63 | 58 | 60 | 71 | 71 | 44 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 132 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 75 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 155 | 143 | 107 | 293 | 231 | 181 | 127 | 103 | 23 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 125 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 83 | 50 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 63 | 2 | 27 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 63 | 84 | 27 | 2 | 27 | 90 | 84 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
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