Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
6
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.5
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
9
1
WNW
11
1.2
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
34
19
18
18
8
8
7
6
5
1
31
18
25
51
76
88
242
373
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SW
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:34PM2.22m
9:44AM1.84m
10:09PM2.01m
10:18AM1.73m
Low Tide
3:16PM0.03m
3:55AM0.25m
3:54PM0.20m
4:28AM0.41m
4:33PM0.40m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:57
8:54
 mm
1
1
1
4
3
2
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
14
15
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
11
12
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
11
12
11
11
12
13
12
10
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