Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 7PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
252
285
239
239
239
194
155
130
104
69
60
60
45
35
25
14
15
15
11
10
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:47AM1.48m
00:21AM1.37m
1:30PM1.38m
2:44AM1.29m
3:48PM1.45m
Low Tide
6:23PM0.82m
6:56AM0.87m
8:10PM0.93m
8:47AM0.90m
rain showers
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clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:47
8:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
8
8
6
6
6
7
6
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
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12
12
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