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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 pm Monday 11 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 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 11). 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 afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | 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 | |
387 | 298 | 279 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 272 | 239 | 236 | 233 | 229 | 173 | 166 | 161 | 158 | 174 | 160 | 211 | 276 | 371 | 366 | 357 | 335 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.33m | 6:10AM1.16m | 6:46PM1.49m | 7:07AM1.19m | 7:15PM1.66m | 8:01AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.43m | 12:22PM0.19m | 1:19AM0.19m | 12:57PM0.24m | 2:03AM-0.05m | 1:33PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | 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 |
 kJ | 387 | 298 | 279 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 272 | 239 | 236 | 233 | 229 | 173 | 166 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 211 | 276 | 371 | 366 | 357 | 335 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 11 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 50 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 33 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 25 | 24 | 63 | 106 | 174 | 160 | 120 | 118 | 31 | 66 | 89 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 8 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 64 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 50 | 50 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 564 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 84 | 85 | 85 |
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