Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 10AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, severe gales from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 865 | 519 | 361 | 273 | 268 | 182 | 176 | 172 | 176 | 211 | 649 | 786 | 1521 | 552 | 1346 | 1558 | 1408 | 1162 | 809 | 527 | 361 | 943 | 3597 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:30AM1.53m | 4:44PM1.89m | 5:04AM1.70m | 5:16PM2.05m | 5:36AM1.86m | 5:49PM2.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.50m | 11:09PM0.38m | 11:02AM0.35m | 11:39PM0.22m | 11:37AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | — | NW 12 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 865 | 519 | 361 | 273 | 268 | 182 | 176 | 172 | 176 | 211 | — | 435 | — | 552 | 1346 | 1558 | 1408 | 1162 | 809 | 527 | 361 | 943 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 71 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 5 | SSW 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 649 | 786 | 1521 | 213 | 195 | — | — | — | 12 | 56 | 7 | 54 | 3597 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 74 | 380 | 332 | 445 | 399 | 379 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 286 | 853 | 1084 | 1036 | 412 |
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