Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 75 | 55 | 71 | 84 | 68 | 52 | 92 | 70 | 67 | 53 | 77 | 72 | 54 | 58 | 72 | 73 | 64 | 73 | 104 | 93 | 72 | 54 | 49 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:31AM1.76m | 6:55PM2.01m | 7:02AM1.82m | 7:26PM2.11m | 7:32AM1.87m | 7:57PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.48m | 12:42PM0.35m | 1:16AM0.39m | 1:14PM0.24m | 1:48AM0.33m | 1:44PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 90 | 75 | 55 | 71 | 84 | 68 | 52 | 92 | 70 | 67 | 53 | 77 | 72 | 54 | 42 | 72 | 73 | 64 | 45 | 43 | 24 | 22 | 54 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 58 | 24 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 73 | 104 | 93 | 72 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 41 | 13 | 39 | 13 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 184 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 399 | 399 | 1289 | 1319 | 39 |
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