Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3253 | 2511 | 1952 | 1569 | 960 | 928 | 766 | 638 | 558 | 496 | 604 | 1176 | 1152 | 1234 | 1444 | 1573 | 1547 | 1420 | 1193 | 1040 | 812 | 708 | 606 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:53AM1.54m | 11:12PM1.33m | 12:17PM1.39m | 1:39AM1.21m | 3:22PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.86m | 5:51AM0.90m | 7:38PM0.98m | 8:03AM0.93m | 9:51PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 3253 | 2511 | 1952 | 1569 | 960 | 928 | 766 | 638 | 558 | 496 | 604 | — | 1152 | 1234 | 1444 | 1573 | 1547 | 1420 | 1193 | 1040 | 812 | 708 | 606 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | — | WSW 3 | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 11 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 9 | — | 4 | 6 | 19 | 1176 | 27 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 752 | 13 | 772 | 385 | 385 | 13 | 385 | 752 | 752 | 743 | 752 | 379 | 781 | 302 | 302 | 363 | 338 | 169 | 159 | 159 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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