Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.5° 

Downhill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Downhill today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 8PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
3
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.1
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
486
643
750
1439
2375
2960
3368
3417
3313
2872
2244
1818
1495
1103
821
572
385
286
188
103
Wind (km/h)
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:21PM2.32m
6:38AM2.04m
6:54PM2.32m
7:09AM2.10m
7:25PM2.26m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.07m
00:41AM0.03m
12:40PM0.01m
1:10AM0.03m
1:14PM0.02m
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7:46
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7:48
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6:38
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Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
11
12
11
12
Feels °C
5
3
3
2
1
1
-1
-1
0
1
2
3
5
6
8
7
6
7
7
5
5
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