Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 327 | 480 | 1027 | 2204 | 3732 | 5512 | 4823 | 4078 | 3301 | 2693 | 1952 | 1569 | 1048 | 1076 | 766 | 638 | 615 | 538 | 593 | 1018 | 1193 | 1547 | 1655 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:11AM1.71m | 10:27PM1.52m | 10:53AM1.54m | 11:12PM1.33m | 12:17PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.58m | 4:37PM0.67m | 4:45AM0.75m | 5:37PM0.86m | 5:51AM0.90m | 7:38PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 327 | 480 | 1027 | — | — | 5512 | 4823 | 4078 | 3301 | 2693 | 1952 | 1569 | 1048 | 1076 | 766 | 638 | 615 | 538 | 593 | — | 1193 | 1547 | 1655 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 11 | W 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 237 | — | 4 | 2 | 2204 | 3732 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 18 | 1018 | 28 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 336 | 337 | 342 | 412 | 772 | 772 | 772 | 588 | 385 | 752 | 472 | 24 | 781 | 11 | 400 | 385 | 707 | 752 | 743 | 379 | 781 | 379 | 302 | 302 |
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