
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Church at 4AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Church. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
458 | 458 | 487 | 461 | 387 | 387 | 487 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 666 | 641 | 551 | 537 | 537 | 576 | 530 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.08m | 10:57AM1.88m | 1:26AM1.01m | 11:52AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM-0.19m | 4:29AM0.72m | 6:43PM-0.11m | 5:14AM0.83m | 7:56PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
458 | 458 | 487 | 461 | 387 | 387 | 487 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 666 | 641 | 551 | 537 | 537 | 576 | 530 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 21 | WSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 20 |
9 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 127 | 127 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | W 15 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 15 | S 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 9 | SW 22 | S 9 | S 21 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 9 |
12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 9 | — | — | — | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | — | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 19 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 0 |
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