Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 527 | 732 | 814 | 699 | 694 | 660 | 593 | 568 | 747 | 1306 | 1246 | 884 | 675 | 505 | 441 | 324 | 318 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:27PM1.61m | 2:35AM1.37m | 3:14PM1.74m | 3:57AM1.50m | 4:19PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.71m | 8:29AM0.70m | 9:56PM0.55m | 9:49AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 297 | 527 | 732 | 814 | 699 | 694 | 660 | 593 | 568 | 747 | 1306 | 1246 | 884 | 675 | 505 | 441 | 324 | 318 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 385 | 385 | 13 | 13 | 369 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 127 | 298 | 13 | 13 |
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