Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
14.8°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
15
1.8
NW
15
1.7
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
1.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1001
1225
1222
1377
1203
1004
792
680
511
423
361
355
298
373
314
308
229
224
180
145
142
139
184
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:31AM1.97m
9:56PM1.85m
10:20AM1.82m
10:51PM1.61m
11:31AM1.66m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.33m
4:04AM0.46m
4:43PM0.53m
5:03AM0.64m
6:14PM0.70m
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7:31
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8
4
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Temp °C
11
10
11
14
15
14
14
12
13
13
13
13
14
12
11
11
10
11
11
13
15
14
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
9
11
10
9
8
10
9
8
11
10
7
6
7
6
8
8
9
12
11
10
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