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Church surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Church today?
The current surf forecast for Church at 10AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Church. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 66 | 64 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 101 | 99 | 92 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 45 | 66 | 66 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:01AM 1.27 | 2:02PM 1.17 | 3:51AM 1.37 | 3:31PM 1.05 | 4:32AM 1.46 | 4:53PM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:45AM 0.74 | 8:52PM 0.23 | 10:21AM 0.60 | 9:42PM 0.36 | 11:28AM 0.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
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