Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.5° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 6AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
8
1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
2.3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
10
2.3
NNW
10
2
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
NW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
19
46
86
234
288
328
485
534
627
778
1124
1690
2985
2717
2023
1480
1001
688
413
217
158
73
50
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
4:03AM1.54m
4:33PM1.86m
5:02AM1.70m
5:24PM2.10m
5:47AM1.84m
6:06PM2.30m
Low Tide
10:07AM0.58m
11:04PM0.43m
11:04AM0.37m
11:52PM0.23m
11:48AM0.17m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
15
16
15
13
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
10
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
7
9
12
14
14
10
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