Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Church at 9AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Church. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 512 | 499 | 487 | 403 | 398 | 387 | 544 | 544 | 428 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 448 | 553 | 553 | 751 | 464 | 417 | 412 | 623 | 565 | 627 | 733 | 620 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.76m | 8:58PM1.55m | 9:05AM1.81m | 9:39PM1.44m | 9:31AM1.82m | 10:20PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.10m | 3:02PM0.07m | 2:57AM0.21m | 3:40PM0.01m | 3:22AM0.34m | 4:17PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 512 | 499 | 487 | 254 | 206 | 202 | 377 | 437 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 553 | 553 | 751 | 464 | 417 | 412 | 623 | 565 | 370 | 733 | 620 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 8 | S 10 | W 7 |
| kJ | 209 | 214 | 254 | 403 | 398 | 387 | 195 | 146 | 140 | 109 | 100 | 360 | 448 | 362 | 264 | 68 | 151 | 149 | 273 | 412 | 173 | 187 | 235 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 17 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 | S 9 |
| kJ | 260 | 404 | 260 | 178 | 221 | 336 | 544 | 544 | 428 | 325 | 283 | 75 | 65 | 66 | 103 | 109 | 52 | 52 | 24 | 46 | 539 | 627 | 102 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 42 | 94 | 311 | 329 | 176 | 13 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 14 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 134 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 206 | 131 | 207 | 663 | 567 | 63 | 133 |
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