Church surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 28 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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Church today?

The current surf forecast for Church at 11PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
46
66
66
64
89
71
67
63
38
36
57
76
75
54
54
54
53
53
52
70
82
80
60
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
W
0
SE
0
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
E
10
SSE
0
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
High Tide
8:01PM1.61m
8:30AM1.24m
8:26PM1.66m
9:10AM1.18m
8:50PM1.69m
9:50AM1.12m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.14m
2:38AM0.01m
2:14PM0.24m
3:13AM-0.08m
2:38PM0.34m
3:47AM-0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:03
6:03
6:01
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7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
18
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
14
16
14
15
15
16
16
14
14
13
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
Energy kJ
25
25
7
7
64
7
14
15
63
38
13
8
12
14
15
24
36
36
34
34
70
82
80
60
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
W
4
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
46
46
66
66
3
89
64
67
38
23
36
57
76
75
54
54
54
53
53
52
48
29
45
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
12
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.1
SW
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
28
29
25
24
22
38
71
63
23
38
23
23
9
14
31
31
32
14
14
16
8
5
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
17
11
14
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
564
240
14
0
0
0
0
84
564
85
18
0
27
0
19
84
90
134
0
85
90
2
2
84
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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