Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
9
0.6
NNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
11
0.5
W
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.6
NW
11
2
NW
12
2.3
NW
11
2.4
NW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
45
66
41
16
15
22
62
12
19
47
88
173
208
300
530
441
582
1040
1211
1302
1677
2164
2058
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:26AM1.44m
3:20PM1.63m
4:03AM1.54m
4:33PM1.86m
5:02AM1.70m
5:24PM2.10m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.75m
9:53PM0.64m
10:07AM0.58m
11:04PM0.43m
11:04AM0.37m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:45
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8:07
8:06
8:02
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
18
18
19
20
15
14
14
13
14
16
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
14
15
14
16
16
11
11
11
8
9
11
10
5
6
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
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