Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Downhill sea temperature is
12.8°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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.5
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
NW
16
0.8
NW
15
0.9
NW
14
1
NW
13
1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
369
290
217
160
106
102
156
111
110
73
71
69
66
60
85
255
293
352
342
380
380
374
418
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:39AM2.17m
8:02PM1.99m
8:25AM2.07m
8:51PM1.77m
9:22AM1.93m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.18m
2:08AM0.28m
2:49PM0.34m
2:58AM0.42m
3:57PM0.51m
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Temp °C
11
10
10
12
13
12
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11
11
10
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
6
6
8
8
8
6
6
5
4
5
7
8
9
10
9
9
11
11
10
8
6
7
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