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/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Church surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 24 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Church surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Church sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Church today?
The current surf forecast for Church at 12PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Church. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
258 | 251 | 245 | 226 | 272 | 217 | 199 | 184 | 214 | 348 | 367 | 432 | 601 | 601 | 684 | 493 | 469 | 451 | 422 | 505 | 505 | 428 | 434 | 422 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:22AM1.18m | 5:45PM1.41m | 5:39AM1.11m | 6:21PM1.52m | 6:44AM1.07m | 6:53PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.14m | 00:13AM0.42m | 11:48AM0.24m | 1:08AM0.24m | 12:26PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 258 | 251 | 245 | 226 | 272 | 217 | 167 | 167 | 214 | 348 | 367 | 432 | 601 | 601 | 684 | 493 | 469 | 451 | 422 | 505 | 505 | 428 | 434 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 4 | W 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 5 | S 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 143 | 199 | 184 | 178 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | W 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 9 | W 12 |
| kJ | 38 | 73 | 95 | 37 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | W 3 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | 14 | 15 | 21 | — | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 85 | 85 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 90 | 1096 | 131 | 134 |
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