Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2920 | 2346 | 1903 | 1495 | 1103 | 806 | 604 | 424 | 286 | 188 | 123 | 79 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:54PM2.32m | 7:09AM2.10m | 7:25PM2.26m | 7:39AM2.12m | 7:55PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.03m | 1:14PM0.02m | 1:38AM0.08m | 1:48PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | ESE 5 | E 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 1903 | 1495 | 1103 | 806 | 604 | 424 | 286 | 188 | 123 | 79 | 39 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 8 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2920 | 2346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 18 | 61 | 75 | 47 | 39 | — | 13 | 10 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 811 | 385 | 382 | 111 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 119 | 80 | 53 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 269 | 273 |
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