Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.4°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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 4PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.9
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
3
NW
13
3.5
NW
14
3.5
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
204
64
67
77
95
96
117
135
286
192
139
138
199
272
457
777
1327
2800
4684
4757
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:07AM1.96m
9:26PM1.93m
9:37AM1.85m
9:55PM1.72m
10:11AM1.71m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.25m
3:38AM0.41m
3:56PM0.45m
4:08AM0.58m
4:37PM0.67m
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thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:39
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
9
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
11
9
9
8
6
6
4
5
5
4
5
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