
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downend Point today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 12AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Downend Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 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) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:36PM8.96m | 9:00AM8.52m | 9:20PM8.84m | 9:44AM8.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.31m | 2:50AM0.19m | 3:05PM0.38m | 3:34AM0.37m | 3:48PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | NW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 11 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 237 | 253 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 1735 | 1735 | 420 | 404 | 404 | 404 | 420 | 556 | 472 | 472 | 472 | |
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