Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Downhill sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.8° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 5AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
NNW
6
0.5
NW
4
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
4
6
41
80
102
63
40
38
15
8
18
37
94
111
86
58
44
44
26
13
15
23
19
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:39AM2.01m
8:59PM2.23m
9:12AM1.96m
9:33PM2.10m
9:49AM1.87m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.12m
2:42PM0.07m
3:14AM0.19m
3:16PM0.17m
3:47AM0.30m
3:54PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:21
8:19
 mm
1
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
16
18
17
Feels °C
12
12
10
8
10
10
12
10
9
10
9
10
12
11
12
14
13
13
11
12
11
15
17
14
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