
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downend Point today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 3AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Downend Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 7 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 62 | 56 | 73 | 96 | 94 | 88 | 110 | 110 | 113 | 147 | 187 | 173 | 239 | 163 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:01PM8.01m | 6:28AM8.06m | 6:50PM8.59m | 7:15AM8.49m | 7:35PM8.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.83m | 12:38PM0.72m | 1:06AM0.36m | 1:22PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
4 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 62 | 56 | 73 | 96 | 94 | 88 | 110 | 110 | 113 | 147 | 187 | 173 | — | 163 | 160 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | W 6 | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 12 | W 9 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | E 2 | E 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 239 | 9 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 422 | 154 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 72 | 310 | 310 | 51 |
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