Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 9PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 788 | 836 | 813 | 791 | 656 | 570 | 503 | 386 | 380 | 386 | 386 | 374 | 437 | 551 | 589 | 1324 | 952 | 553 | 609 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:06PM1.44m | 2:48AM1.24m | 3:29PM1.56m | 3:51AM1.37m | 4:11PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM0.89m | 8:41AM0.79m | 9:59PM0.74m | 9:43AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | — | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 788 | 836 | 813 | 791 | 656 | 570 | 503 | 386 | 380 | 386 | 386 | 374 | 437 | 551 | 589 | — | 465 | 553 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 609 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1324 | 952 | 463 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 68 | 74 | 269 |
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