Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 3 | NW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 61 | 55 | 80 | 78 | 95 | 95 | 78 | 63 | 60 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:22PM2.49m | 8:35AM1.99m | 8:59PM2.39m | 9:09AM1.93m | 9:34PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM-0.11m | 2:46AM0.02m | 2:39PM-0.07m | 3:21AM0.11m | 3:16PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 61 | — | — | 78 | 95 | 95 | 78 | 63 | 60 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | — | 55 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 396 | 396 | 397 | 396 | 184 | 24 | 184 | 184 | 1038 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 37 | 20 | 20 |
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