Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.9°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 (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 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
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)
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
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.8
NW
12
2.1
NW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
16
42
39
38
26
20
32
22
16
16
15
96
183
393
948
1391
1720
1236
1230
1137
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
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
3:54PM0.32m
4:27AM0.45m
4:43PM0.50m
5:19AM0.61m
5:56PM0.68m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
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
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
18
17
16
15
13
16
17
15
15
15
13
13
13
14
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
12
14
15
17
15
12
12
10
13
14
10
11
11
8
7
6
7
8
9
7
7
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