Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Church at 2PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Church. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 551 | 544 | 498 | 491 | 411 | 405 | 405 | 400 | 330 | 325 | 432 | 544 | 544 | 590 | 554 | 603 | 768 | 897 | 897 | 887 | 857 | 779 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.53m | 2:52AM0.91m | 11:42AM1.41m | 12:46PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM0.27m | 4:11AM0.91m | 8:43PM0.33m | 10:14PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 551 | 544 | 498 | 491 | 411 | 405 | 405 | 400 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 316 | 299 | 590 | 554 | 603 | 768 | 897 | 897 | 887 | 857 | 779 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 180 | 180 | 253 | 225 | 432 | 544 | 544 | 210 | 204 | 261 | 187 | 181 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | SW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | WNW 4 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | — | NNW 11 | — | — | NW 11 | S 21 | S 21 |
| kJ | 11 | 21 | 53 | 52 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 3 | — | 12 | — | — | 5 | 35 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | N 5 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
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