
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
118 | 132 | 164 | 553 | 609 | 581 | 677 | 772 | 790 | 741 | 565 | 442 | 427 | 298 | 293 | 220 | 196 | 136 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20PM2.47m | 7:34AM2.07m | 7:54PM2.42m | 8:06AM2.08m | 8:26PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM-0.08m | 1:41AM-0.03m | 1:38PM-0.10m | 2:12AM0.01m | 2:12PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
118 | 132 | 126 | 553 | 609 | 581 | 677 | 772 | 790 | 741 | 565 | 442 | 427 | 298 | 293 | 220 | 196 | 136 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 14 |
20 | 67 | 164 | 242 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 385 | 24 | 13 | 385 | 127 | 74 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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