Church surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Church today?

The current surf forecast for Church at 5AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Church. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)171818181818181516161616161616161616161515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)434547491547491491280403532539545545539402397392475469463434344339334334
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
NW
5
ESE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
S
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
1.14
7:08PM
0.99
4:57AM
1.19
7:09PM
1.09
5:57AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:42AM
0.15
11:18PM
0.84
12:24PM
0.08
12:17AM
0.68
12:56PM
0.02
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:26-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset-------7:16-------7:16-------7:17
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------11221-
Temp. °C181717171719191917171616161718171616161617171716
Feels °C (?)191818181819171716171616161615151516141313141413
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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