Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 2PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 444 | 561 | 611 | 2157 | 1507 | 684 | 1164 | 1210 | 535 | 459 | 361 | 273 | 268 | 182 | 176 | 176 | 211 | 233 | 473 | 335 | 466 | 1050 | 1684 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:51AM1.37m | 4:11PM1.72m | 4:30AM1.53m | 4:44PM1.89m | 5:04AM1.70m | 5:16PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.65m | 10:37PM0.56m | 10:26AM0.50m | 11:09PM0.38m | 11:02AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — |
| kJ | 444 | 561 | 611 | — | — | 545 | 1164 | 1210 | 535 | 459 | 361 | 273 | 268 | 182 | 176 | 176 | 211 | 233 | 473 | 335 | 466 | 1050 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 203 | — | 114 | 96 | 72 | 49 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 4 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2157 | 1507 | 684 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | — | 66 | 105 | 123 | 1684 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 78 | 285 | 182 | 159 | 159 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 74 | 350 | 332 | 399 | 399 | 237 |
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