Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Issued: 5 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is

12.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Downhill today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Evening (04 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu night, light winds from the E by Fri night).
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 15	NW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	138	85	109	140	133	142	138	128	72	69	64	58	46	44	25	25	25	24	26	23	37	32	30	30	28	26
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:30AM1.46m				2:51PM1.95m					3:24AM1.61m				3:40PM2.04m				4:06AM1.76m				4:20PM2.10m				4:43AM1.90m
Low Tide			8:16AM0.51m					9:25PM0.38m				9:15AM0.39m				10:06PM0.27m				10:02AM0.29m				10:41PM0.20m


	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41
	—	—	—	—	4:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:39	—	—	—	—	4:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels °C	5	5	5	4	5	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	7	7	8	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 15	NW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	WNW 9	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10
kJ	138	85	109	140	133	142	138	128	72	69	64	58	46	44	25	25	25	24	17	23	37	32	30	30	28	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 6	NW 5	—	—	—	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 13	—	NW 13	NW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	WNW 9	NE 4	—	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	—
kJ	—	1	1	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	7	7	17	26	17	2	—	2	2	1	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 3	E 3	E 3	ENE 3	—	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	4	2	2	2	2	—	2	2	4	10	16	24	17	17	18	18	13	8	7	5	4	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	37	0	0	0	37	37	37	38	37	93	38	93	37	37	37	37	37	20	20	20	20	20
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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