Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 6PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 422 | 371 | 220 | 159 | 180 | 184 | 192 | 399 | 469 | 562 | 643 | 735 | 1344 | 2253 | 3010 | 3344 | 3254 | 3495 | 3144 | 2667 | 2183 |
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-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:46PM2.26m | 6:05AM1.94m | 6:21PM2.32m | 6:38AM2.04m | 6:54PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM0.18m | 00:09AM0.09m | 12:05PM0.07m | 00:41AM0.03m | 12:40PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 |
| kJ | 422 | 371 | 220 | 159 | 180 | 184 | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 399 | 469 | 562 | 643 | 735 | 1344 | 2253 | 3010 | 3344 | 3254 | 3495 | 3144 | 2667 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 307 | 327 | 150 | 405 | 327 | 342 | 381 | 1036 | 1176 | 1268 | 811 | 863 | 834 | 772 | 772 | 588 | 385 | 385 | 382 |
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