Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.2°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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (20 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.1
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.7
NW
15
0.9
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1521
1372
1132
866
729
564
583
653
481
361
309
255
202
140
117
115
106
64
123
90
58
223
362
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:22PM1.42m
3:58AM1.31m
4:26PM1.59m
4:41AM1.45m
5:01PM1.76m
Low Tide
8:03AM0.93m
9:51PM0.90m
9:46AM0.80m
10:48PM0.74m
10:38AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:27
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
20
22
21
19
17
17
16
15
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
5
5
7
9
10
11
10
9
9
12
15
19
21
21
18
15
15
14
14
10
11
10
9
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