Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
1.2
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
234
171
171
151
122
122
98
64
172
215
286
326
247
206
255
181
165
134
92
72
60
67
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:56AM1.61m
11:22PM1.56m
11:47AM1.48m
00:21AM1.37m
1:30PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.62m
5:48AM0.75m
6:23PM0.82m
6:56AM0.87m
8:10PM0.93m
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6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:50
8:47
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
11
10
13
15
14
13
11
11
10
9
8
6
6
5
6
6
7
8
7
7
8
7
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