Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Church at 5AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Church. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 218 | 218 | 246 | 145 | 177 | 113 | 155 | 184 | 199 | 273 | 276 | 255 | 252 | 190 | 179 | 177 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.49m | 8:24AM1.11m | 6:54PM1.59m | 8:38AM1.17m | 7:31PM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.11m | 12:49PM0.84m | 2:15AM0.03m | 1:27PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 239 | 218 | 218 | 246 | 145 | 29 | 98 | 98 | 184 | 195 | 273 | 276 | 215 | 252 | 190 | 179 | 145 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 19 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | S 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 129 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 99 | 113 | 155 | 155 | 199 | 199 | 255 | 255 | 89 | 107 | 85 | 177 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | W 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 14 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 57 | 10 | 58 | 131 | 131 | 177 | 85 | 84 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 110 | 57 | 66 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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