Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 8PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
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 W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 254 | 573 | 643 | 760 | 700 | 551 | 448 | 233 | 418 | 444 | 921 | 1376 | 1899 | 1806 | 1325 | 1154 | 2035 | 1804 | 1504 | 1319 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:08AM2.10m | 8:24PM2.01m | 8:38AM2.03m | 8:53PM1.85m | 9:09AM1.92m | 9:23PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.18m | 2:33AM0.28m | 2:55PM0.33m | 3:01AM0.42m | 3:31PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SE 4 | — | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 80 | 1 | — | 643 | 760 | 700 | 551 | 448 | 233 | 418 | 444 | 921 | 1376 | 1899 | 1806 | 1325 | 1154 | 2035 | 1804 | 1504 | 1319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | NNW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 184 | 347 | — | — | — | 173 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 404 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | SSW 2 | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 254 | 573 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 781 | 840 | 772 | 350 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 349 | 494 | 690 | 688 | 690 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 401 | 13 | 13 | 254 | 13 | 6 |
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