Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 644 | 670 | 760 | 700 | 561 | 448 | 361 | 418 | 444 | 934 | 1394 | 2296 | 2133 | 1585 | 1343 | 1959 | 1754 | 1482 | 1210 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:24PM2.01m | 8:38AM2.03m | 8:53PM1.85m | 9:09AM1.92m | 9:23PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.18m | 2:33AM0.28m | 2:55PM0.33m | 3:01AM0.42m | 3:31PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | — | 670 | 760 | 700 | 561 | 448 | 361 | 418 | 444 | 934 | 1394 | 2296 | 2133 | 1585 | 1343 | 1959 | 1754 | 1482 | 1210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | NNW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 184 | 301 | — | — | — | — | 215 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 408 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 644 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 385 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 349 | 494 | 692 | 692 | 494 | 24 | 6 | 237 | 385 | 24 | 13 | 182 | 13 | 6 |
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