Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (04 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2.1
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
11
0.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
575
1614
1640
1384
1320
1327
1059
913
584
523
327
257
217
156
109
45
54
15
16
15
22
65
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:34AM1.60m
00:18AM1.51m
1:19PM1.51m
2:26AM1.44m
3:20PM1.63m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.68m
6:42AM0.75m
7:55PM0.76m
8:38AM0.75m
9:53PM0.64m
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:10
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
16
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
16
17
16
14
13
14
16
17
18
19
20
18
Feels °C
7
6
6
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
13
16
14
10
8
11
14
14
14
16
16
15
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