Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Church at 11AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Church. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 19 | WNW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1026 | 832 | 692 | 531 | 496 | 399 | 344 | 314 | 242 | 556 | 447 | 785 | 859 | 700 | 555 | 432 | 377 | 746 | 914 | 567 | 377 | 310 | 183 | 119 | 75 | 60 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:55AM0.99m | 11:13AM1.34m | 3:55AM1.07m | 12:40PM1.22m | 4:19AM1.17m | 2:28PM1.15m | 4:40AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.98m | 7:53PM0.24m | 7:18AM1.01m | 8:52PM0.27m | 9:23AM0.92m | 9:41PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | 4:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 19 | WNW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1026 | 832 | 692 | 531 | 496 | 399 | 298 | 281 | 215 | 556 | 447 | 785 | 859 | 700 | 555 | 432 | 337 | 333 | 253 | 179 | 167 | 120 | 106 | 119 | 75 | 46 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 371 | 269 | 203 | 102 | 362 | 357 | 344 | 314 | 242 | 239 | 218 | 215 | 213 | 213 | 210 | 152 | 143 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 87 | 87 | 56 | 28 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | W 19 | WNW 19 | S 10 | W 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 44 | 101 | 188 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 68 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 14 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 61 | 60 | 29 | 67 | 60 | 54 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 175 | 377 | 746 | 914 | 567 | 377 | 310 | 183 | — | — | 60 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 85 | 131 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 536 | 239 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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