Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 4PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1974 | 3095 | 2368 | 2499 | 2561 | 2088 | 1591 | 1336 | 1167 | 898 | 743 | 606 | 496 | 391 | 330 | 256 | 188 | 136 | 74 | 101 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38PM2.28m | 6:57AM2.21m | 7:18PM2.17m | 7:39AM2.17m | 8:02PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.03m | 00:48AM0.05m | 1:08PM0.07m | 1:26AM0.15m | 1:54PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 1974 | 3095 | 2368 | 2499 | 2561 | 2088 | 1591 | 1336 | 1167 | 898 | 743 | 606 | 496 | 391 | 330 | 256 | 188 | 136 | 74 | 101 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 45 | 41 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 40 | 6 | 22 | 16 | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 794 | 1085 | 1261 | 603 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 421 | 369 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 391 | 391 |
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