Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1052 | 919 | 744 | 459 | 879 | 1277 | 7074 | 17994 | 15476 | 11750 | 10966 | 8523 | 7024 | 5027 | 3398 | 2281 | 1546 | 966 | 347 | 241 | 143 | 110 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49PM2.18m | 6:09AM2.01m | 6:23PM2.28m | 6:44AM2.13m | 6:59PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.22m | 00:09AM0.10m | 12:11PM0.11m | 00:40AM0.02m | 12:47PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | -1 | 4 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | ESE 6 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1052 | 919 | 744 | 459 | 20 | 1277 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3398 | 2281 | 1546 | 966 | 347 | 241 | 143 | 110 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 319 | 200 | 135 | 74 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 5 | W 12 | WSW 4 | WNW 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 63 | 879 | 67 | 7074 | 17994 | 15476 | 11750 | 10966 | 8523 | 7024 | 5027 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 36 | 56 | 11 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 6 | 273 | 968 | 1084 | 405 | 1084 | 1084 | 472 | 1084 | 1084 | 1084 | 772 | 379 | 385 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 191 | 6 | 4 | 285 | 391 |
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