Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 78 | 66 | 15 | 100 | 207 | 304 | 679 | 576 | 455 | 361 | 376 | 382 | 444 | 742 | 1799 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:39AM2.12m | 7:55PM2.15m | 8:08AM2.10m | 8:24PM2.01m | 8:38AM2.03m | 8:53PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.07m | 2:05AM0.16m | 2:21PM0.18m | 2:33AM0.28m | 2:55PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 6 | ESE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 32 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 66 | 15 | 28 | 89 | 171 | 679 | 576 | 455 | 361 | 376 | 382 | 444 | 742 | 1799 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | ESE 4 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 8 | N 7 | W 9 | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | W 9 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | SSW 2 | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 1 | 78 | 4 | 10 | 100 | 207 | 304 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 53 | 24 | 39 | 53 | 269 | 273 | 291 | 13 | 254 | 296 | 369 | 350 | 184 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 349 | 482 | 692 | 692 |
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