Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 4PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
11
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.3
NW
13
1.7
NW
12
2
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
2
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
611
2011
1661
702
1521
1127
535
459
361
273
268
182
176
176
211
278
535
874
1266
1242
1346
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
20
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:11PM1.72m
4:30AM1.53m
4:44PM1.89m
5:04AM1.70m
5:16PM2.05m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.65m
10:37PM0.56m
10:26AM0.50m
11:09PM0.38m
11:02AM0.35m
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
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8:07
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8:08
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8:11
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6:15
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6:12
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6:09
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 mm
7
6
7
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1
3
3
1
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1
Temp °C
10
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
10
11
9
8
8
9
7
8
10
10
9
10
Feels °C
5
-4
0
1
2
3
2
2
4
6
8
5
5
6
4
0
0
0
1
2
2
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