Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 161 | 145 | 168 | 175 | 148 | 139 | 110 | 131 | 181 | 141 | 118 | 115 | 93 | 84 | 66 | 59 | 52 | 74 | 66 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14PM1.58m | 3:55AM1.63m | 4:33PM1.78m | 5:03AM1.76m | 5:31PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.68m | 9:30PM0.66m | 10:09AM0.58m | 10:55PM0.49m | 11:13AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 164 | 161 | 145 | 168 | 175 | 148 | 139 | 110 | 131 | 181 | 141 | 118 | 115 | 93 | 84 | 66 | 53 | 51 | 74 | 66 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | N 11 | N 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 59 | 52 | 23 | 22 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | S 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 369 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 84 | 37 | 6 |
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