Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Church at 9PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Church. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 375 | 379 | 263 | 91 | 127 | 122 | 273 | 330 | 424 | 424 | 419 | 579 | 488 | 463 | 367 | 409 | 358 | 367 | 367 | 371 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:12PM1.41m | 00:44AM1.39m | 1:58PM1.43m | 1:45AM1.14m | 2:48PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.53m | 7:19AM0.16m | 8:13PM0.55m | 7:54AM0.37m | 9:43PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 375 | 379 | 263 | 85 | 81 | 82 | 273 | 330 | 292 | 336 | 333 | 579 | 488 | 463 | 240 | 235 | 240 | 184 | 187 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 68 | 67 | 90 | 91 | 127 | 122 | 254 | 163 | 424 | 424 | 419 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 367 | 409 | 358 | 367 | 367 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 6 | SW 13 | W 5 | S 13 | S 13 | W 5 | S 11 | WNW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 44 | 10 | 44 | 5 | 56 | 87 | 9 | 108 | 43 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 35 | 35 | 114 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 163 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 239 | 85 | 85 | 0 |
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