Surf Forecasts:
Church surf forecast from 14 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 14 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 26 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period, W swell with 2,329 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 14 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Church this week:
The surf forecast for Church over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 14) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 17s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Church in the next 16 days are 2.2m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 26) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 14th Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 14th Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 26th Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Church over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 16 | W 18 | W 16 | W 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 12 | W 11 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 451 | 1474 | 1904 | 1026 | 631 | 399 | 242 | 785 | 708 | 421 | 493 | 278 | 172 | 78 | 50 | 72 | 103 | 114 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:05AM0.95m | 10:23AM1.46m | 2:55AM0.99m | 11:13AM1.34m | 3:55AM1.07m | 12:40PM1.22m | 4:19AM1.17m | 2:28PM1.15m | 4:40AM1.29m | 3:51PM1.14m | 5:02AM1.42m | 4:56PM1.16m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.91m | 6:51PM0.20m | 4:34AM0.98m | 7:53PM0.24m | 7:18AM1.01m | 8:52PM0.27m | 9:23AM0.92m | 9:41PM0.28m | 10:36AM0.74m | 10:22PM0.30m | 11:25AM0.52m | 10:58PM0.33m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 16 | W 18 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 16 | W 8 | W 15 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 451 | 1474 | 1904 | 1026 | 631 | 399 | 215 | 785 | 708 | 421 | 347 | 109 | 172 | 78 | 38 | 8 | 103 | 114 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 179 | 186 | 183 | 371 | 102 | 357 | 242 | 215 | 213 | 143 | 186 | 98 | 56 | 29 | 50 | 21 | 71 | 84 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 9 | WNW 18 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 103 | 158 | 12 | 188 | 7 | 67 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 98 | 60 | 62 | 34 | 32 | 72 | 27 | 42 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 167 | 493 | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 152 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 118 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 117 | 117 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 33 | 85 | 117 |
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