Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 2PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 45 | 85 | 107 | 101 | 147 | 170 | 139 | 108 | 87 | 90 | 87 | 97 | 91 | 107 | 99 | 99 | 79 | 66 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:00AM1.91m | 9:28PM2.38m | 9:41AM1.81m | 10:12PM2.24m | 10:23AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM-0.00m | 3:57AM0.16m | 3:47PM0.08m | 4:40AM0.29m | 4:30PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 16 | — | 14 | — | 91 | 107 | 99 | 99 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 19 | 45 | 85 | 107 | 101 | 147 | 170 | 139 | 108 | 87 | 90 | 87 | 97 | — | — | — | — | 79 | 66 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 1261 | 707 | 331 | 298 | 313 | 286 | 345 | 269 | 269 | 345 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 127 | 127 | 50 | 269 | 269 | 269 |
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