Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 2AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | NNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 78 | 219 | 187 | 131 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:57PM2.31m | 8:07AM2.01m | 8:27PM2.30m | 8:39AM2.01m | 8:59PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM0.01m | 2:16AM0.11m | 2:12PM0.02m | 2:44AM0.12m | 2:42PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 11 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 187 | 131 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | NW 6 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 21 | 78 | 219 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 338 | 302 | 254 | 105 | 75 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 64 | 64 | 39 | 157 | 327 | 399 | 385 | 184 | 13 | 13 |
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