Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 151 | 78 | 248 | 561 | 609 | 836 | 700 | 551 | 448 | 361 | 424 | 451 | 934 | 1551 | 1715 | 1588 | 1187 | 1073 | 712 | 1779 | 1482 | 1374 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:08AM2.10m | 8:24PM2.01m | 8:38AM2.03m | 8:53PM1.85m | 9:09AM1.92m | 9:23PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.18m | 2:33AM0.28m | 2:55PM0.33m | 3:01AM0.42m | 3:31PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 78 | — | — | 609 | 836 | 700 | 551 | 448 | 361 | 424 | 451 | 934 | 1551 | 1715 | 1588 | 1187 | 1073 | 712 | 1779 | 1482 | 1374 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SE 6 | SE 4 | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 220 | 301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 436 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 9 | W 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | SSW 2 | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 151 | 11 | 248 | 561 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 709 | 803 | 781 | 840 | 772 | 350 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 349 | 494 | 690 | 690 | 237 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 401 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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