Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 159 | 161 | 161 | 196 | 495 | 422 | 512 | 629 | 735 | 1439 | 2375 | 3010 | 3751 | 4584 | 4418 | 3932 | 3038 | 2475 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:46PM2.26m | 6:05AM1.94m | 6:21PM2.32m | 6:38AM2.04m | 6:54PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.09m | 12:05PM0.07m | 00:41AM0.03m | 12:40PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 |
| kJ | 220 | 159 | 161 | 161 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2475 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | S 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 495 | 422 | 512 | 629 | 735 | 1439 | 2375 | 3010 | 3751 | 4584 | 4418 | 3932 | 3038 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 309 | 327 | 150 | 13 | 327 | 342 | 381 | 1036 | 1176 | 794 | 772 | 794 | 834 | 772 | 772 | 772 | 772 | 385 | 382 |
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