Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Church today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Church at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Church. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 309 | 301 | 297 | 288 | 284 | 284 | 293 | 352 | 337 | 318 | 406 | 388 | 394 | 451 | 437 | 444 | 451 | 437 | 395 | 408 | 414 | 408 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:28AM1.48m | 8:15PM1.66m | 8:49AM1.58m | 8:51PM1.63m | 9:13AM1.68m | 9:29PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.05m | 2:19PM0.38m | 2:44AM0.06m | 2:54PM0.25m | 3:08AM0.12m | 3:31PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 372 | 309 | 301 | 297 | 288 | 284 | 284 | 293 | 352 | 337 | 318 | 406 | 388 | 394 | 451 | 437 | 444 | 451 | 437 | 395 | 408 | 414 | 408 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 19 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 125 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | S 11 | W 5 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 14 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 50 | 114 | 118 | 9 | 122 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 85 | 564 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 85 | 16 | 2 | 90 |
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