Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am 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

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
12
1.7
NW
12
2.2
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.3
NW
13
2.2
NW
13
2.1
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
50
25
16
42
39
38
24
17
19
22
21
18
16
94
176
414
878
1486
1890
1703
1527
1359
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
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
3:54PM0.32m
4:27AM0.45m
4:43PM0.50m
5:19AM0.61m
5:56PM0.68m
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
14
15
18
18
16
16
14
16
17
16
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
15
13
13
12
13
17
17
13
12
12
13
13
10
10
10
8
7
6
6
7
8
7
7
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