
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Church at 9AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Church. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
429 | 487 | 464 | 458 | 539 | 635 | 627 | 525 | 512 | 499 | 487 | 403 | 398 | 387 | 544 | 544 | 428 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 448 | 553 | 553 | 751 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.68m | 8:17PM1.63m | 8:38AM1.76m | 8:58PM1.55m | 9:05AM1.81m | 9:39PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM0.01m | 2:23PM0.18m | 2:31AM0.10m | 3:02PM0.07m | 2:57AM0.21m | 3:40PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
429 | 285 | 339 | 336 | 251 | 635 | 627 | 525 | 512 | 499 | 487 | 254 | 398 | 202 | 377 | 437 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 553 | 553 | 751 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 |
96 | 487 | 464 | 458 | 539 | 191 | 181 | 94 | 209 | 259 | 198 | 403 | 194 | 387 | 195 | 146 | 140 | 109 | 113 | 360 | 448 | 362 | 264 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | W 4 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 5 | SSW 13 |
106 | 6 | 3 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 4 | 94 | 260 | 404 | 260 | 178 | 221 | 336 | 544 | 544 | 428 | 325 | 283 | 110 | 69 | 68 | 29 | 111 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 5 |
9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | — | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 85 | 14 | 14 | 85 |
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