Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
6
0.3
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.6
NW
12
1.7
NW
13
1.8
NW
12
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
16
15
22
42
21
10
42
56
99
300
503
683
961
1042
1242
1109
1432
2413
2505
2090
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:20PM1.63m
4:03AM1.54m
4:33PM1.86m
5:02AM1.70m
5:24PM2.10m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.75m
9:53PM0.64m
10:07AM0.58m
11:04PM0.43m
11:04AM0.37m
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:02
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
15
14
13
13
14
16
15
14
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
15
15
17
16
12
12
9
9
8
10
9
8
7
5
7
5
6
6
5
4
4
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