Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.3
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.5
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
200
224
224
297
527
732
821
699
635
660
593
568
652
1127
1075
869
675
505
441
362
318
318
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:27PM1.61m
2:35AM1.37m
3:14PM1.74m
3:57AM1.50m
4:19PM1.95m
Low Tide
8:20PM0.71m
8:29AM0.70m
9:56PM0.55m
9:49AM0.54m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
11
13
14
16
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
9
11
13
15
14
15
13
12
13
12
12
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
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