Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 8AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2305 | 1982 | 1591 | 1336 | 1187 | 898 | 743 | 617 | 496 | 399 | 296 | 226 | 188 | 136 | 71 | 104 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38PM2.28m | 6:57AM2.21m | 7:18PM2.17m | 7:39AM2.17m | 8:02PM1.99m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.05m | 1:08PM0.07m | 1:26AM0.15m | 1:54PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
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 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 2305 | 1982 | 1591 | 1336 | 1187 | 898 | 743 | 617 | 496 | 399 | 296 | 226 | 188 | 136 | 71 | 104 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 49 | 41 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 560 | 560 | 560 | 421 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 391 | 391 |
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