Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 8PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 80 | 115 | 178 | 151 | 96 | 55 | 208 | 352 | 525 | 788 | 836 | 813 | 706 | 647 | 570 | 451 | 380 | 374 | 386 | 380 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:42AM1.46m | 00:06AM1.22m | 2:06PM1.44m | 2:48AM1.24m | 3:29PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.95m | 6:59AM0.87m | 8:54PM0.89m | 8:41AM0.79m | 9:59PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 85 | 80 | 65 | 178 | 151 | 96 | 55 | 208 | 352 | 525 | 788 | 836 | 813 | 706 | 647 | 570 | 451 | 380 | 374 | 386 | 380 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 10 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 17 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 115 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 48 | — | 16 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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