Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
16.0° C
1.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 4AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
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
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
35
24
23
17
12
7
4
4
4
3
5
14
15
22
30
137
198
303
273
194
157
104
94
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:44AM1.29m
3:48PM1.45m
4:22AM1.38m
4:52PM1.60m
5:08AM1.51m
5:31PM1.76m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.90m
10:09PM0.87m
10:19AM0.79m
11:12PM0.74m
11:11AM0.62m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
14
18
20
18
17
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
11
12
16
16
15
15
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