Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 9AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
W
9
0.2
NNW
5
0.9
NW
4
1.1
NW
6
1.2
NW
7
1
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
8
7
8
8
8
4
3
6
3
26
69
131
86
61
46
31
16
32
121
138
121
74
70
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
5
WNW
10
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:07AM2.01m
8:27PM2.30m
8:39AM2.01m
8:59PM2.23m
9:12AM1.96m
9:33PM2.10m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.11m
2:12PM0.02m
2:44AM0.12m
2:42PM0.07m
3:14AM0.19m
3:16PM0.17m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
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8:25
8:23
8:21
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
13
14
14
15
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
14
13
14
14
16
14
12
12
11
10
9
8
11
12
11
9
10
9
10
13
13
16
15
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