Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.2°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 (21 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 10PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)--
Afternoon (21 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
15
1.1
NW
15
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
169
117
115
106
121
123
92
80
275
543
648
630
621
623
543
471
396
283
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
W
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:26PM1.59m
4:41AM1.45m
5:01PM1.76m
5:12AM1.60m
5:30PM1.93m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.74m
10:38AM0.62m
11:23PM0.56m
11:14AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:27
7:24
 mm
1
1
2
4
7
4
Temp °C
22
21
19
18
16
15
16
16
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
21
21
17
16
14
13
14
15
12
11
10
8
10
8
8
9
10
11
9
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