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/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Church surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 08 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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Church today?
The current surf forecast for Church at 9AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Church. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | |
88 | 85 | 61 | 44 | 53 | 121 | 123 | 123 | 127 | 246 | 280 | 155 | 152 | 218 | 237 | 572 | 436 | 280 | 276 | 352 | 443 | 582 | 469 | 422 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.27m | 5:16PM0.95m | 2:04AM1.17m | 5:36PM1.05m | 3:47AM1.13m | 5:57PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.16m | 8:16PM0.91m | 10:16AM0.16m | 10:26PM0.83m | 11:05AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 16 | 36 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 69 | 65 | 67 | 63 | 78 | 237 | 572 | 436 | 280 | 276 | 352 | 443 | 582 | 469 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 88 | 85 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 121 | 123 | 123 | 127 | 246 | 280 | 155 | 122 | 171 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 40 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 65 | 60 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 36 | 48 | 26 | 53 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 54 | 91 | 152 | 218 | 216 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 20 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 26 | 80 | 2 | 84 | 134 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 90 | 84 | 19 | 0 |
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