Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 1AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
2.4
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
23
42
24
19
50
86
220
272
375
439
382
650
844
1204
1616
3153
3255
2295
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:20PM1.63m
4:03AM1.54m
4:33PM1.86m
5:02AM1.70m
5:24PM2.10m
Low Tide
9:53PM0.64m
10:07AM0.58m
11:04PM0.43m
11:04AM0.37m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:02
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
16
14
13
13
14
16
16
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
16
16
13
12
9
9
9
10
11
9
7
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
5
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