Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • 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 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
N
8
0.1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
154
141
135
132
129
84
80
63
61
96
62
42
40
24
15
13
8
5
5
3
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:33PM1.78m
5:03AM1.76m
5:31PM2.02m
5:56AM1.88m
6:19PM2.24m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.58m
10:55PM0.49m
11:13AM0.41m
11:56PM0.29m
12:02PM0.22m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:13
9:10
 mm
2
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
19
20
20
19
Feels °C
12
12
10
11
10
9
10
10
12
12
12
13
11
11
10
10
12
16
17
18
16
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