Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 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) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (19 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
2
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
2.3
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
884
1007
821
688
617
617
615
932
1027
1374
1472
1472
1444
1250
1040
882
713
640
672
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
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
cross-off
High Tide
11:12PM1.33m
12:17PM1.39m
1:39AM1.21m
3:22PM1.42m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.86m
5:51AM0.90m
7:38PM0.98m
8:03AM0.93m
9:51PM0.90m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:31
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
14
13
14
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
11
12
12
9
8
8
6
6
6
6
5
4
5
6
6
8
9
12
9
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