Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.9°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
4
1
NW
5
1
NW
6
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
6
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
52
74
61
38
31
15
13
36
86
96
72
69
67
51
25
26
13
34
38
37
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
S
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:39AM2.01m
8:59PM2.23m
9:12AM1.96m
9:33PM2.10m
9:49AM1.87m
Low Tide
2:42PM0.07m
3:14AM0.19m
3:16PM0.17m
3:47AM0.30m
3:54PM0.32m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<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
3
6
1
4
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
18
18
Feels °C
9
9
10
12
10
10
9
10
10
11
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
17
16
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