Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downend Point today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 12AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Downend Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 41 | 41 | 69 | 53 | 52 | 43 | 127 | 136 | 91 | 60 | 58 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:33PM8.63m | 9:52AM8.14m | 10:11PM8.10m | 10:29AM7.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.38m | 3:40AM0.55m | 3:54PM0.78m | 4:15AM1.05m | 4:30PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 17 | W 17 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 136 | 91 | 60 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | SW 17 | W 17 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 6 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 41 | 41 | 69 | 53 | 52 | 43 | 127 | — | — | — | 58 | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 425 | 440 | 463 | 237 | 309 | 299 | 422 | 422 | 310 | 309 | 160 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 187 | 792 | 1012 | 824 | 215 |
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