Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 176 | 176 | 363 | 929 | 1240 | 552 | 1069 | 1102 | 1052 | 1006 | 744 | 519 | 414 | 1338 | 4192 | 12536 | 14950 | 12392 | 10986 | 9423 | 7326 | 5364 | 3765 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:04AM1.70m | 5:16PM2.05m | 5:36AM1.86m | 5:49PM2.18m | 6:09AM2.01m | 6:23PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.38m | 11:02AM0.35m | 11:39PM0.22m | 11:37AM0.22m | 00:09AM0.10m | 12:11PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 2 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 |
| kJ | 172 | 176 | 176 | 363 | 435 | — | 552 | 1069 | 1102 | 1052 | 1006 | 744 | 519 | 414 | 1338 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3765 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSW 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 14 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 929 | 1240 | 161 | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 61 | 10 | 49 | 4192 | 12536 | 14950 | 12392 | 10986 | 9423 | 7326 | 5364 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 85 | 76 | 342 | 332 | 399 | 379 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 291 | 941 | 941 | 1036 | 707 | 1084 | 1084 | 707 | 1094 | 1094 | 772 | 811 | 379 |
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