Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 10PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1154 | 609 | 1069 | 1006 | 1052 | 919 | 744 | 459 | 579 | 1384 | 5405 | 15381 | 15877 | 12245 | 10673 | 8635 | 6885 | 5283 | 3707 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:16PM2.05m | 5:36AM1.86m | 5:49PM2.18m | 6:09AM2.01m | 6:23PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.22m | 11:37AM0.22m | 00:09AM0.10m | 12:11PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | |  | |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | ESE 5 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 |
| kJ | — | 609 | 1069 | 1006 | 1052 | 919 | 744 | 459 | 19 | 1384 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3707 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 5 | WNW 12 | WSW 4 | WNW 14 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — |
| kJ | 1154 | 136 | 93 | — | — | — | 9 | 49 | 579 | 49 | 5405 | 15381 | 15877 | 12245 | 10673 | 8635 | 6885 | 5283 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 399 | 237 | 379 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 276 | 1036 | 968 | 1084 | 1094 | 1084 | 1084 | 1084 | 863 | 1084 | 772 | 379 | 385 |
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