Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.8°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
0
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)
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
12
1.7
NW
12
2.2
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
53
50
25
16
42
39
38
27
20
27
23
21
13
22
176
238
456
892
1572
2385
2452
2239
2165
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:49AM1.87m
10:13PM1.93m
10:33AM1.74m
11:02PM1.72m
11:34AM1.60m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.30m
3:54PM0.32m
4:27AM0.45m
4:43PM0.50m
5:19AM0.61m
5:56PM0.68m
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:15
8:14
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
15
18
17
16
15
14
16
17
17
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
15
14
13
12
13
14
17
15
13
12
12
13
13
12
10
10
8
7
5
6
8
7
7
7
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