Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.7° C
1.2° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
5
13
16
16
18
61
55
80
78
95
95
78
63
60
35
34
34
19
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:22PM2.49m
8:35AM1.99m
8:59PM2.39m
9:09AM1.93m
9:34PM2.22m
Low Tide
2:02PM-0.11m
2:46AM0.02m
2:39PM-0.07m
3:21AM0.11m
3:16PM0.03m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:01
9:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
14
13
12
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
15
15
Feels °C
14
13
11
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
10
10
11
11
12
14
14
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