Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 1PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 132 | 78 | 53 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 155 | 281 | 356 | 320 | 251 | 211 | 192 | 196 | 168 | 171 | 168 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:00PM1.55m | 00:37AM1.65m | 1:29PM1.50m | 2:18AM1.57m | 3:14PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.57m | 6:08PM0.62m | 7:07AM0.66m | 7:41PM0.71m | 8:41AM0.68m | 9:30PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 132 | 78 | 53 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 155 | 281 | 356 | 320 | 251 | 211 | 192 | 196 | 168 | 171 | 168 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | S 2 | S 3 | S 2 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 49 | 13 | 50 | 276 | 276 | 169 | 181 | 153 | 119 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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