
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 4AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
441 | 570 | 609 | 535 | 577 | 589 | 478 | 404 | 370 | 328 | 260 | 229 | 192 | 192 | 139 | 134 | 90 | 86 | 73 | 55 | 68 | 67 | 52 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:20AM1.57m | 5:45PM1.77m | 5:58AM1.67m | 6:21PM1.90m | 6:31AM1.76m | 6:55PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.70m | 11:26AM0.61m | 00:04AM0.59m | 12:07PM0.48m | 00:42AM0.48m | 12:42PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
441 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 404 | 370 | 328 | 260 | 229 | 192 | 192 | 139 | 134 | 90 | 86 | 73 | 55 | 68 | 67 | 52 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — |
5 | 570 | 609 | 535 | 577 | 589 | 478 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 941 | 941 | 398 | 342 | 350 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 20 |
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