Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
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
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.5
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
139
130
130
130
89
65
60
60
45
33
24
17
12
8
5
6
7
10
11
22
29
29
29
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
E
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:21AM1.37m
1:30PM1.38m
2:44AM1.29m
3:48PM1.45m
4:22AM1.38m
4:52PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.87m
8:10PM0.93m
8:47AM0.90m
10:09PM0.87m
10:19AM0.79m
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6:11
6:13
6:15
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8:47
8:45
8:43
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1
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1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
16
15
13
13
13
12
13
15
16
14
14
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
7
8
9
9
11
12
12
11
12
11
10
11
14
14
12
13
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