Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.5°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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 2PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (12 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (12 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.5
NW
12
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
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
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
545
581
666
851
865
741
624
546
427
298
293
220
192
136
113
87
65
39
38
36
18
65
50
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
7:34AM2.07m
7:54PM2.42m
8:06AM2.08m
8:26PM2.30m
8:37AM2.04m
8:56PM2.13m
Low Tide
1:38PM-0.10m
2:12AM0.01m
2:12PM-0.04m
2:41AM0.11m
2:46PM0.08m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:47
 mm
4
1
2
Temp °C
14
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
15
17
18
17
15
15
15
16
18
19
18
16
Feels °C
8
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
14
17
16
15
13
13
13
14
15
17
15
13
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