Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.8°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 11AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
8
1
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
990
703
533
334
262
217
156
109
54
66
41
16
15
17
38
27
36
47
65
280
421
985
646
Wind (km/h)
25
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
SW
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:19PM1.51m
2:26AM1.44m
3:20PM1.63m
4:03AM1.54m
4:33PM1.86m
Low Tide
6:42AM0.75m
7:55PM0.76m
8:38AM0.75m
9:53PM0.64m
10:07AM0.58m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:07
8:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
17
18
19
19
15
14
14
13
14
14
16
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
10
13
15
14
12
9
11
12
14
14
15
15
11
11
10
8
8
8
9
7
6
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