Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.0° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 1AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (28 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
14
2.5
NW
14
2.5
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.3
NW
12
2.2
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.5
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2603
2499
2305
1982
1500
1336
1111
898
743
617
496
391
330
222
188
136
71
102
175
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:38PM2.28m
6:57AM2.21m
7:18PM2.17m
7:39AM2.17m
8:02PM1.99m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.03m
00:48AM0.05m
1:08PM0.07m
1:26AM0.15m
1:54PM0.18m
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4:59
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Temp °C
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
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10
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
1
1
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3
7
7
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10
9
8
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7
7
5
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