Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 84 | 103 | 70 | 67 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 24 | 16 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 71 | 101 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:12AM1.96m | 9:33PM2.10m | 9:49AM1.87m | 10:13PM1.93m | 10:33AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.17m | 3:47AM0.30m | 3:54PM0.32m | 4:27AM0.45m | 4:43PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
37 | 84 | 103 | 70 | 67 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 24 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 71 | 101 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NW 7 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | SSE 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 |
5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 13 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 184 | 49 | 17 | 39 | 541 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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