Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.7°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
1
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
2.2
NW
11
2.4
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
50
86
229
239
361
553
593
561
1070
1267
1370
1848
1942
1597
1170
798
566
354
180
99
58
43
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:33PM1.86m
5:02AM1.70m
5:24PM2.10m
5:47AM1.84m
6:06PM2.30m
Low Tide
10:07AM0.58m
11:04PM0.43m
11:04AM0.37m
11:52PM0.23m
11:48AM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
16
15
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
9
10
10
11
9
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
5
6
6
8
8
9
10
11
12
11
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