Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.8° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)--
Afternoon (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
9
7
7
6
3
6
5
12
13
16
91
82
93
93
95
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
N
5
E
10
S
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:44PM2.49m
7:59AM2.03m
8:22PM2.49m
8:35AM1.99m
8:59PM2.39m
Low Tide
1:24PM-0.06m
2:08AM-0.02m
2:02PM-0.11m
2:46AM0.02m
2:39PM-0.07m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:04
9:01
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
19
18
19
16
14
15
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
22
21
19
20
14
12
13
13
13
13
11
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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