
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downend Point today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 1PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). 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 (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Downend Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 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 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 82 | 55 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 46 | 69 | 68 | 138 | 88 | 171 | 163 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 103 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25AM6.08m | 00:00AM5.68m | 12:38PM5.73m | 1:26AM5.48m | 2:10PM5.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM2.71m | 5:38PM2.92m | 6:09AM3.13m | 7:13PM3.17m | 7:53AM3.21m | 8:49PM2.97m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
85 | 82 | 55 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 18 | 46 | 69 | 68 | 138 | 88 | 171 | 163 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 103 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | N 4 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 45 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 46 | 138 | 141 | 335 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 54 | 8 | 45 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 262 | 250 | 448 |
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