Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
16.4° C
1.9° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)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 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
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
9
0.6
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
55
66
78
95
95
64
63
58
35
34
27
19
17
18
17
11
10
7
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
20
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:35AM1.99m
8:59PM2.39m
9:09AM1.93m
9:34PM2.22m
9:44AM1.84m
Low Tide
2:39PM-0.07m
3:21AM0.11m
3:16PM0.03m
3:55AM0.25m
3:54PM0.20m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:01
9:00
8:57
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
6
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
16
Feels °C
10
12
12
13
13
12
10
9
10
11
11
11
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
11
15
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