Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.5° C
1.0° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
24
15
13
8
8
5
3
11
10
9
2
2
2
2
3
14
12
23
22
11
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
5:56AM1.88m
6:19PM2.24m
6:40AM1.97m
7:03PM2.41m
7:21AM2.02m
7:44PM2.49m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.29m
12:02PM0.22m
00:45AM0.12m
12:45PM0.05m
1:28AM0.02m
1:24PM-0.06m
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5:52
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9:10
9:08
9:06
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Temp °C
13
13
13
15
18
20
20
19
18
17
16
18
22
24
23
21
20
19
19
20
20
19
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18
Feels °C
11
10
10
12
14
17
18
16
15
14
13
16
21
23
23
22
21
19
19
20
20
19
21
18
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