Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
14.8°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 8PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
15
1.8
NW
15
1.7
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
1.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1222
1377
1203
1004
792
680
511
423
361
309
298
331
335
303
229
220
200
142
139
161
188
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:31AM1.97m
9:56PM1.85m
10:20AM1.82m
10:51PM1.61m
11:31AM1.66m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.33m
4:04AM0.46m
4:43PM0.53m
5:03AM0.64m
6:14PM0.70m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:28
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7:30
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7:31
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7:04
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7:01
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6:59
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1
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3
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1
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Temp °C
12
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
15
14
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
10
9
9
9
10
8
8
11
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
8
10
11
10
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