Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
16.1° C
1.6° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
212
206
206
165
134
150
130
108
83
74
62
45
33
23
13
12
7
5
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:21AM1.37m
1:30PM1.38m
2:44AM1.29m
3:48PM1.45m
Low Tide
6:23PM0.82m
6:56AM0.87m
8:10PM0.93m
8:47AM0.90m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:47
8:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
6
7
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
11
11
12
11
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