Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.2° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
2
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
1.9
NW
13
2
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.9
NW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.1
NW
13
1.8
NW
12
1.9
NW
13
2
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
444
561
633
1001
2320
1070
1147
1306
1021
459
361
273
268
182
211
211
278
396
363
940
1077
1285
2036
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
S
55
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
10
W
15
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
40
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:51AM1.37m
4:11PM1.72m
4:30AM1.53m
4:44PM1.89m
5:04AM1.70m
5:16PM2.05m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.65m
10:37PM0.56m
10:26AM0.50m
11:09PM0.38m
11:02AM0.35m
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5
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
8
11
11
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
9
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
8
-4
-1
0
2
3
2
3
4
7
7
5
5
6
4
0
-1
1
1
1
0
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