Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1504 | 1319 | 1173 | 970 | 869 | 798 | 640 | 629 | 561 | 408 | 356 | 211 | 184 | 193 | 149 | 169 | 224 | 183 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23PM1.68m | 9:44AM1.77m | 9:55PM1.51m | 10:28AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM0.50m | 3:32AM0.56m | 4:13PM0.69m | 4:10AM0.70m | 5:12PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 1504 | 1319 | 1173 | 970 | 869 | 798 | 640 | 629 | 125 | 127 | 356 | 211 | 184 | 91 | 101 | 169 | 224 | 183 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 14 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 137 | 130 | 140 | 193 | 149 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 9 | N 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 59 | 58 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 12 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 561 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 338 | 338 | 440 | 442 | 327 | 298 | 74 | 74 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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