Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 10AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 31 | 96 | 96 | 242 | 807 | 1703 | 1527 | 1450 | 1398 | 1347 | 1180 | 963 | 623 | 503 | 355 | 273 | 196 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:33AM1.74m | 11:02PM1.72m | 11:34AM1.60m | 00:18AM1.51m | 1:19PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.50m | 5:19AM0.61m | 5:56PM0.68m | 6:42AM0.75m | 7:55PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 31 | 96 | 96 | 242 | 807 | 1703 | — | — | — | 1347 | 1180 | 963 | 623 | 503 | 355 | 273 | 196 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 11 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | 1527 | 1450 | 1398 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 39 | 39 | 344 | 385 | 385 | 13 | 302 | 302 | 379 | 557 | 781 | 772 | 379 | 363 | 385 | 169 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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