Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.2°C
1.6° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 11AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
15
1.1
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.9
NW
13
1.4
NW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
94
123
92
80
275
482
589
581
564
501
543
373
361
278
263
258
191
124
82
106
238
1098
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
W
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
4:41AM1.45m
5:01PM1.76m
5:12AM1.60m
5:30PM1.93m
5:40AM1.74m
5:58PM2.09m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.62m
11:23PM0.56m
11:14AM0.44m
11:52PM0.39m
11:44AM0.28m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:24
7:22
 mm
2
4
3
9
2
2
Temp °C
17
16
17
17
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
12
15
18
17
13
Feels °C
16
14
15
16
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
11
10
7
5
5
6
9
13
13
10
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