Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
14.4°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 (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 6PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be 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 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.6
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
0.3
NW
8
0.2
W
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3680
3278
2920
2244
1903
1495
1103
806
604
424
286
188
101
65
50
17
10
11
12
14
14
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:54PM2.32m
7:09AM2.10m
7:25PM2.26m
7:39AM2.12m
7:55PM2.15m
Low Tide
12:40PM0.01m
1:10AM0.03m
1:14PM0.02m
1:38AM0.08m
1:48PM0.07m
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
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7:46
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7:48
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7:50
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6:40
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6:38
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6:36
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 mm
1
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
11
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
15
17
16
17
Feels °C
1
1
3
2
4
6
6
7
6
6
7
5
5
7
9
10
12
13
14
10
12
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