Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.8° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (19 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (19 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
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
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
NW
11
2.2
NW
11
2.2
WNW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.2
NW
12
2
NW
12
1.8
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
0.9
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
752
676
617
663
1037
935
1172
1379
1447
1420
1302
1022
836
729
606
583
653
473
361
303
250
176
169
117
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
W
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:12PM1.33m
12:17PM1.39m
1:39AM1.21m
3:22PM1.42m
3:58AM1.31m
4:26PM1.59m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.90m
7:38PM0.98m
8:03AM0.93m
9:51PM0.90m
9:46AM0.80m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:31
7:30
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
17
20
22
21
19
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
12
8
8
8
12
16
18
21
21
18
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