Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Church at 7AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Church. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 674 | 666 | 666 | 666 | 512 | 499 | 461 | 443 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 330 | 330 | 264 | 257 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:31PM1.52m | 12:11PM1.55m | 00:18AM1.28m | 12:47PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.33m | 5:51AM0.17m | 6:30PM0.37m | 6:17AM0.37m | 7:30PM0.43m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 674 | 666 | 666 | 666 | 512 | 499 | 461 | 443 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 330 | 330 | 264 | 257 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 33 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 63 | 123 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 14 | 85 | 14 | 17 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 14 | 85 | 0 |
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