Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 664 | 424 | 315 | 188 | 141 | 79 | 50 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 169 | 125 | 105 | 125 | 336 | 255 | 623 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:25PM2.26m | 7:39AM2.12m | 7:55PM2.15m | 8:08AM2.10m | 8:24PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.02m | 1:38AM0.08m | 1:48PM0.07m | 2:05AM0.16m | 2:21PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | ESE 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 13 | WNW 9 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 664 | 424 | 315 | 188 | 141 | 79 | 50 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 169 | 125 | 105 | 125 | 101 | 255 | 623 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | W 9 | ESE 4 | — | — | NW 12 | — | NW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 53 | — | 176 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 9 | N 7 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 34 | 60 | 41 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 336 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 119 | 105 | 53 | 24 | 37 | 80 | 269 | 285 | 291 | 159 | 13 | 13 | 350 | 369 | 184 | 13 |
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