Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). 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 (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 55 | 72 | 75 |
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-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:32PM2.07m | 6:38AM1.86m | 7:00PM2.19m | 7:07AM1.94m | 7:28PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.31m | 12:47PM0.15m | 1:21AM0.21m | 1:15PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 3 | ENE 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | NW 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 7 | 31 | 55 | 72 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 64 | 72 | 38 | 169 | 169 | 286 | 288 | 269 | 276 | 285 | 273 | 24 |
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