Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Church at 6AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Church. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 379 | 599 | 660 | 640 | 485 | 469 | 461 | 373 | 342 | 272 | 200 | 403 | 333 | 300 | 231 | 223 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:05PM1.75m | 9:16AM1.30m | 8:37PM1.78m | 9:38AM1.37m | 9:09PM1.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06AM-0.06m | 2:35PM0.54m | 3:31AM-0.06m | 3:09PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 347 | 379 | 599 | 660 | 640 | 485 | 469 | 461 | 373 | 342 | 272 | 200 | 403 | 333 | 300 | 231 | 223 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 206 | 203 | 203 | 248 | 203 | 302 | 201 | 196 | 183 | 174 | 171 | 112 | 171 | 169 | 132 | 132 | 164 | 208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | S 12 | W 6 | W 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 13 | SW 15 | W 13 | SSW 19 | W 12 | SW 18 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 99 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 55 | 134 | 53 | 142 | 71 | 81 | 71 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 84 | 90 | 26 | 14 | 63 | 2 | 63 | 31 | 84 | 90 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
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