Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
8
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
12
0.1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
66
64
61
72
65
43
26
24
15
13
8
6
5
3
11
10
9
2
2
2
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:03AM1.76m
5:31PM2.02m
5:56AM1.88m
6:19PM2.24m
6:40AM1.97m
7:03PM2.41m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.41m
11:56PM0.29m
12:02PM0.22m
00:45AM0.12m
12:45PM0.05m
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part cloud
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clear
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clear
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light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:10
9:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
18
20
21
19
18
17
17
18
22
24
24
22
Feels °C
10
10
11
13
13
13
13
11
10
10
12
15
17
19
16
15
14
14
16
21
24
25
23
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