Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Downhill today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1388 | 1346 | 1417 | 1037 | 865 | 519 | 361 | 309 | 268 | 182 | 176 | 172 | 172 | 273 | 326 | 944 | 1352 | 680 | 1482 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:11PM1.72m | 4:30AM1.53m | 4:44PM1.89m | 5:04AM1.70m | 5:16PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.56m | 10:26AM0.50m | 11:09PM0.38m | 11:02AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 13 | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 171 | 1346 | 1417 | 1037 | 865 | 519 | 361 | 309 | 268 | 182 | 176 | 172 | 172 | 48 | 326 | — | — | 680 | 1027 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 264 | — | — | — | 84 | 54 | 37 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 5 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 6 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 1388 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 53 | 944 | 1352 | 161 | 1482 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 276 | 159 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 74 | 336 | 334 | 331 | 399 | 379 |
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