Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
10
1.1
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.5
N
7
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
149
212
252
285
277
268
277
200
134
104
101
69
50
58
48
35
25
17
12
13
11
12
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:47AM1.48m
00:21AM1.37m
1:30PM1.38m
2:44AM1.29m
3:48PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.75m
6:23PM0.82m
6:56AM0.87m
8:10PM0.93m
8:47AM0.90m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:47
8:45
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
10
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
8
7
7
8
8
7
8
9
9
11
12
11
12
12
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