Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 114 | 110 | 85 | 80 | 83 | 133 | 151 | 96 | 55 | 208 | 352 | 595 | 705 | 757 | 825 | 716 | 656 | 511 | 503 | 380 | 374 | 380 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:38PM1.35m | 11:42AM1.46m | 00:06AM1.22m | 2:06PM1.44m | 2:48AM1.24m | 3:29PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.82m | 6:58PM0.95m | 6:59AM0.87m | 8:54PM0.89m | 8:41AM0.79m | 9:59PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 147 | 114 | 110 | 85 | 80 | 65 | 133 | 151 | 96 | 55 | 208 | 352 | 595 | 705 | 757 | 825 | 716 | 656 | 511 | 503 | 380 | 374 | 380 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | — | W 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 10 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 17 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 6 | 11 | 83 | 44 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 30 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
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