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Church surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 01 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Church today?
The current surf forecast for Church at 4PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
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 Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | |
63 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 66 | 100 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.12m | 9:15PM1.69m | 10:30AM1.06m | 9:39PM1.66m | 11:11AM0.99m | 10:04PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.43m | 4:21AM-0.15m | 3:25PM0.52m | 4:56AM-0.13m | 3:48PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | 7:35 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 12 | SSW 17 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 63 | 44 | 41 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 63 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 45 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 15 | 66 | 100 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 6 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 84 | 84 | 208 | 85 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 564 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 63 | 933 | 239 | 85 | 85 | 14 | 14 |
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