
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 55 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 46 | 79 | 73 | 56 | 49 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:02AM1.82m | 7:26PM2.11m | 7:32AM1.87m | 7:57PM2.17m | 8:02AM1.89m | 8:27PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.39m | 1:14PM0.24m | 1:48AM0.33m | 1:44PM0.15m | 2:19AM0.29m | 2:12PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | WNW 6 |
70 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 55 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 49 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 |
6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | N 8 | WNW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | WNW 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 79 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 399 | 415 | 442 | 50 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 391 | 2349 | 1842 | 39 |
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