Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
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
NW
15
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
220
176
169
117
115
106
94
123
92
80
279
418
658
630
612
552
543
416
361
283
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
N
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
4:26PM1.59m
4:41AM1.45m
5:01PM1.76m
5:12AM1.60m
5:30PM1.93m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.80m
10:48PM0.74m
10:38AM0.62m
11:23PM0.56m
11:14AM0.44m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:27
7:24
 mm
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
16
20
22
21
19
18
17
16
16
15
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
15
18
21
21
17
15
16
14
14
13
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
8
10
11
9
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