Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
14.8°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.3
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
680
511
423
367
349
298
288
366
303
297
220
170
142
139
134
157
233
233
233
233
303
314
527
755
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:20AM1.82m
10:51PM1.61m
11:31AM1.66m
00:22AM1.40m
1:27PM1.61m
Low Tide
4:04AM0.46m
4:43PM0.53m
5:03AM0.64m
6:14PM0.70m
6:37AM0.75m
8:20PM0.71m
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7:33
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6:59
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5
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
15
15
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
15
17
17
16
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
10
10
8
6
6
6
7
8
10
11
11
10
8
7
6
7
11
14
15
14
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