Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 06). 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 (06 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 45 | 66 | 41 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 62 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 88 | 173 | 208 | 300 | 530 | 441 | 582 | 1040 | 1211 | 1302 | 1677 | 2164 | 2058 |
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-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:26AM1.44m | 3:20PM1.63m | 4:03AM1.54m | 4:33PM1.86m | 5:02AM1.70m | 5:24PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.75m | 9:53PM0.64m | 10:07AM0.58m | 11:04PM0.43m | 11:04AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 109 | 45 | 66 | 41 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 62 | 8 | 19 | 47 | 88 | 173 | 208 | 300 | 530 | 441 | 582 | 1040 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | — | E 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | ESE 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 30 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 264 | 309 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | ESE 4 | NNW 7 | ESE 4 | NW 16 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1211 | 1302 | 1677 | 2164 | 2058 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 391 | 405 | 391 | 514 | 184 | 184 | 24 | 13 | 184 | 752 | 4 | 385 | 541 | 338 | 302 | 379 | 379 | 572 | 631 | 772 | 588 |
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