Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.4° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
NW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.5
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
220
192
136
113
87
65
50
38
35
18
65
59
56
30
44
40
107
85
135
198
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:06AM2.08m
8:26PM2.30m
8:37AM2.04m
8:56PM2.13m
9:07AM1.96m
9:26PM1.93m
Low Tide
2:12PM-0.04m
2:41AM0.11m
2:46PM0.08m
3:10AM0.25m
3:20PM0.25m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:47
7:45
 mm
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
15
17
17
16
15
14
15
16
18
17
17
16
16
14
13
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
15
16
15
14
13
12
13
14
16
15
15
13
12
10
9
10
9
8
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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