Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 141 | 99 | 76 | 63 | 40 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.76m | 5:41AM1.64m | 6:03PM1.92m | 6:10AM1.75m | 6:32PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.59m | 11:48AM0.45m | 00:23AM0.44m | 12:19PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 4 |
| kJ | 163 | 141 | 99 | 76 | 63 | 40 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 22 | 34 | 42 | 34 | 25 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 136 | 251 | 105 | 87 | 37 | 37 |
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