
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downend Point today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 10PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Downend Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
196 | 154 | 116 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 55 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 46 | 69 | 68 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:59PM6.15m | 11:25AM6.08m | 00:00AM5.68m | 12:38PM5.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM2.41m | 4:57AM2.71m | 5:38PM2.92m | 6:09AM3.13m | 7:13PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
196 | 154 | 116 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 55 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 46 | 69 | 68 | 138 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 45 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | NNW 4 | W 12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | 12 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 46 | 81 | 362 | 347 | 138 | 138 | 43 | 43 | 2 | 30 | 86 | 4 | 0 |
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