Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 2AM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 14 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 563 | 947 | 1591 | 2408 | 2133 | 1585 | 1624 | 1641 | 1401 | 1319 | 1173 | 970 | 869 | 798 | 756 | 743 | 467 | 500 | 430 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:53PM1.85m | 9:09AM1.92m | 9:23PM1.68m | 9:44AM1.77m | 9:55PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.33m | 3:01AM0.42m | 3:31PM0.50m | 3:32AM0.56m | 4:13PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 563 | 947 | 1591 | 2408 | 2133 | 1585 | 1624 | 1641 | 1401 | 1319 | 1173 | 970 | 869 | 798 | 756 | 743 | 127 | 127 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 15 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 467 | 500 | 430 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 692 | 690 | 4 | 79 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 339 | 338 | 834 | 615 | 349 | 298 |
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