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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 10 am Tuesday 12 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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
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 Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
334 | 334 | 334 | 272 | 239 | 236 | 233 | 229 | 173 | 166 | 161 | 158 | 174 | 160 | 211 | 276 | 371 | 366 | 357 | 335 | 322 | 322 | 392 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.16m | 6:46PM1.49m | 7:07AM1.19m | 7:15PM1.66m | 8:01AM1.20m | 7:47PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.19m | 1:19AM0.19m | 12:57PM0.24m | 2:03AM-0.05m | 1:33PM0.30m | 2:48AM-0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | 7:43 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 334 | 334 | 334 | 272 | 239 | 236 | 233 | 229 | 173 | 166 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 211 | 276 | 371 | 366 | 357 | 335 | 322 | 322 | 392 | 392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | S 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 45 | 23 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 25 | 24 | 63 | 106 | 174 | 160 | 120 | 118 | 53 | 33 | 34 | 89 | 91 | 88 | 85 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 64 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 50 | 50 | 8 | 25 | 41 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 564 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 84 | 90 | 85 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 2 |
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