Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.8° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
161
145
168
175
148
139
110
131
181
141
118
115
93
84
66
59
52
74
66
48
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:14PM1.58m
3:55AM1.63m
4:33PM1.78m
5:03AM1.76m
5:31PM2.02m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.68m
9:30PM0.66m
10:09AM0.58m
10:55PM0.49m
11:13AM0.41m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:15
9:13
 mm
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
14
13
12
12
11
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
13
13
13
15
13
12
13
13
12
10
11
10
10
10
9
12
12
12
12
11
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