Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 43 | 85 | 87 | 82 | 119 | 110 | 160 | 112 | 83 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.99m | 8:44PM2.44m | 9:00AM1.91m | 9:28PM2.38m | 9:41AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM-0.01m | 3:12AM0.07m | 3:05PM-0.00m | 3:57AM0.16m | 3:47PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNE 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 53 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | NW 13 | — | NW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 17 | 43 | 85 | 87 | 82 | 119 | 110 | 160 | 112 | 83 | 67 | 61 | 53 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 144 | 144 | 334 | 93 | 349 | 248 | 383 | 399 | 707 | 324 | 248 | 286 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 13 | |
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