Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
135
132
93
84
66
64
61
72
65
43
26
24
15
13
8
5
6
3
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:33PM1.78m
5:03AM1.76m
5:31PM2.02m
5:56AM1.88m
6:19PM2.24m
Low Tide
10:55PM0.49m
11:13AM0.41m
11:56PM0.29m
12:02PM0.22m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:13
9:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
15
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
18
20
20
19
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
10
10
12
13
12
13
12
11
10
10
12
15
17
18
16
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