Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 155 | 177 | 147 | 114 | 110 | 85 | 80 | 83 | 134 | 151 | 96 | 55 | 208 | 352 | 525 | 705 | 836 | 825 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:38PM1.35m | 11:42AM1.46m | 00:06AM1.22m | 2:06PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.86m | 5:10AM0.82m | 6:58PM0.95m | 6:59AM0.87m | 8:54PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 224 | 155 | 177 | 147 | 114 | 110 | 85 | 80 | 65 | 134 | 151 | 96 | 55 | 208 | 352 | 525 | 705 | 836 | 825 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | W 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 10 | NW 20 | NW 18 | NW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 11 | 83 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 48 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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