Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.5° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 4AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (10 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
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
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.1
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2504
3010
3344
3529
3368
2920
2346
1903
1495
1103
806
664
424
286
188
101
65
50
17
10
16
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
15
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:38AM2.04m
6:54PM2.32m
7:09AM2.10m
7:25PM2.26m
7:39AM2.12m
7:55PM2.15m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.03m
12:40PM0.01m
1:10AM0.03m
1:14PM0.02m
1:38AM0.08m
1:48PM0.07m
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Temp °C
11
11
10
11
11
11
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11
11
10
9
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14
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Feels °C
1
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-1
0
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6
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11
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15
14
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