Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 2PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
13
0.4
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
247
218
211
204
166
166
88
126
121
78
44
26
10
9
4
2
4
3
3
7
73
161
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
ESE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
30
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:41AM2.13m
7:59PM2.33m
8:15AM2.13m
8:34PM2.23m
8:51AM2.08m
9:12PM2.06m
Low Tide
1:45PM-0.00m
2:12AM0.05m
2:20PM0.05m
2:45AM0.14m
2:59PM0.17m
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7:26
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1
8
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Temp °C
10
9
11
14
15
13
11
11
13
12
13
14
15
16
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
6
5
7
10
11
10
7
6
8
6
6
7
8
9
11
11
11
10
8
8
10
10
8
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