San Clemente · San Diego County · California
Church Surf Report & Forecast, San Clemente, California
Church, San Clemente, California: 3 ft, chest high, at 6 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.4 ft at 15 seconds from the south-southwest, with a 4 mph cross-shore wind from the east. Water is about 75°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.7 ft at 8:38 am.
3 ft
chest high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 1.4 ft · 15 s · SSWplus 1.0 ft · 14 s · W
- Wind
- 4 mph (E)cross-shore
- Tide
- 5.2 ft risinghigh 6.7 ft at 8:38 am
- Water
- 75°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 69°Ffeels like 66°F
- Sun
- rise 6:17 amset 4:51 pm
Church surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Church: 4 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Church: 9 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 amnow | 3–4 ft | Fair | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 10 | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 3.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 14 | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 4.6 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 5.4 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.1 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (W) | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 4.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.4 ft |
Church waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 6 am, sets at Church arrive about every 5 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 3.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
- Lulls
- about 150 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 79% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Church surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Church: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 5–6 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–6 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–6 ft and Good.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Church are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 15 s · SSW | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 14 s · SSW | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 14 s · SSW | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 9 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–6 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 15 s · W | 8 mph cross-shore (SE) | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–6 ft | Good | 2.9 ft · 5 s · WSW | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5–6 ft | Good | 2.9 ft · 18 s · W | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–5 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 15 s · SSW | calm | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 16 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–6 ft | Good | — | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 16 mph cross-shore (W) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Great | — | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 3–4 ft | Good | — | 7 mph offshore (ENE) | calm | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Church are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Church tide chart and tide times
Tides at Church today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.7 ft at 2:12 am, high 6.7 ft at 8:38 am, low 0.0 ft at 3:55 pm and high 4.3 ft at 10:20 pm. At 6 am the tide is 5.2 ft and rising.
Church tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:12 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:38 amLow 0.0 ft at 3:55 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 10:20 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:46 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:03 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:32 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:16 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.2 ft at 2:58 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:36 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:16 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.8 ft at 12:18 amLow 3.5 ft at 3:20 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:10 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:07 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.8 ft at 1:48 amLow 3.8 ft at 3:43 amHigh 5.6 ft at 10:47 amLow 1.2 ft at 7:06 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.0 ft at 11:37 amLow 1.2 ft at 8:04 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 4:32 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:07 amHigh 4.7 ft at 12:53 pmLow 1.4 ft at 8:59 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.5 ft at 4:45 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:41 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:27 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Church water temperature
The water temperature at Church is about 75°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 66°F and a 4 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 73 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Church
- Middles0.3 mi WNW · 3 ft · Fair
- Lower Trestles0.7 mi WNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- San Onofre0.9 mi SE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Upper Trestles1.0 mi WNW · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Cotton's Point1.3 mi WNW · 2–3 ft · Poor to Fair
- San Onofre Bluffs1.9 mi SE · 3 ft · Great
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About Church
Church is a point break in San Clemente, San Diego County, California, facing south-southwest. Also called Church Trestles and Churches.
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