Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.4° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
1
1
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
194
163
141
99
76
63
40
33
18
16
6
6
3
2
2
2
2
2
5
10
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:31PM1.76m
5:41AM1.64m
6:03PM1.92m
6:10AM1.75m
6:32PM2.07m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.62m
11:51PM0.59m
11:48AM0.45m
00:23AM0.44m
12:19PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:37
8:36
 mm
1
1
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
17
20
18
16
15
13
13
15
16
17
16
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
16
17
Feels °C
11
15
18
15
14
12
10
11
11
12
13
14
13
11
11
10
11
12
14
16
17
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