Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
14.7°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.6
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
163
139
134
154
178
196
196
224
263
297
459
581
710
609
625
530
485
476
515
765
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
High Tide
11:31AM1.66m
00:22AM1.40m
1:27PM1.61m
2:35AM1.37m
3:14PM1.74m
Low Tide
6:14PM0.70m
6:37AM0.75m
8:20PM0.71m
8:29AM0.70m
9:56PM0.55m
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light rain
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Temp °C
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
12
14
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
12
11
Feels °C
8
9
11
11
10
8
6
7
10
12
13
14
15
13
13
10
12
13
14
9
8
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