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Church surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 17 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Church today?
The current surf forecast for Church at 2PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
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 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | |
287 | 192 | 164 | 205 | 201 | 201 | 273 | 260 | 534 | 344 | 129 | 81 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 70 | 92 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 224 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:41AM1.12m | 9:46PM2.00m | 11:38AM1.08m | 10:33PM1.94m | 12:41PM1.04m | 11:25PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.52m | 5:14AM-0.47m | 4:14PM0.59m | 6:08AM-0.41m | 5:06PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 |
 kJ | 287 | 192 | 164 | 205 | 201 | 201 | 273 | 260 | 534 | 344 | 129 | 81 | 57 | 52 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | W 6 | SW 16 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 143 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 99 | 98 | 121 | 55 | 52 | 72 | 50 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 65 | 92 | 20 | 94 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 59 | 85 | 84 | 24 | 48 | 46 | 81 | 98 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 38 | 70 | 69 | 95 | 10 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 90 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 84 | 90 | 239 | 90 | 63 | 90 | 27 | 2 | 90 | 181 | 133 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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