Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.9° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 9AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
0.2
W
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
8
7
7
4
5
5
7
9
17
20
88
82
109
93
93
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
S
10
S
15
SW
5
SW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:21AM2.02m
7:44PM2.49m
7:59AM2.03m
8:22PM2.49m
8:35AM1.99m
8:59PM2.39m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.02m
1:24PM-0.06m
2:08AM-0.02m
2:02PM-0.11m
2:46AM0.02m
2:39PM-0.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:04
9:01
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
21
23
22
20
19
17
16
14
15
16
16
16
15
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
21
21
20
21
23
23
22
21
18
15
12
13
13
12
13
13
10
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
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