Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 7AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on 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 S by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.2
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
0.8
NW
10
0.9
WNW
13
1.2
NW
16
1.9
NW
17
2.1
NW
16
2
NW
16
2
NW
16
2
NW
16
1.9
NW
14
1.8
NW
14
1.7
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
639
564
552
543
416
361
278
263
258
191
122
82
127
290
767
2042
2160
2008
1933
1884
1521
1270
1006
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
0
NNW
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:12AM1.60m
5:30PM1.93m
5:40AM1.74m
5:58PM2.09m
6:09AM1.88m
6:25PM2.22m
Low Tide
11:23PM0.56m
11:14AM0.44m
11:52PM0.39m
11:44AM0.28m
00:19AM0.24m
12:13PM0.14m
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:22
7:19
 mm
6
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
12
15
17
18
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
12
9
7
5
5
6
9
12
14
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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