Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Downhill sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.0° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 7AM is: 5.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)18ft (5.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Oct)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
9 PM
12 AM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WNW
15
5.5
NW
16
6
NW
16
6
NW
14
5.5
NW
14
5
NW
14
4.5
NW
13
4
NW
13
3.5
NW
12
3
NW
12
2.4
NW
11
2
NW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.4
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9324
16630
17684
13868
12035
10142
7582
5222
3314
2146
1395
932
397
377
160
112
97
Wind (km/h)
70
WSW
75
W
70
WNW
70
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
45
W
35
W
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
S
35
S
40
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:09AM2.01m
5:23PM2.28m
5:44AM2.13m
5:59PM2.32m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.10m
11:11AM0.11m
11:40PM0.02m
11:47AM0.05m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:18
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 mm
1
1
1
1
1
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3
3
1
2
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Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
10
13
15
16
16
Feels °C
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-4
-2
0
2
4
3
2
3
7
11
11
10
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