Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.7° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
NW
7
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
9
0.8
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
868
572
346
202
96
56
41
28
27
21
22
26
28
26
28
32
67
75
129
135
145
200
537
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:47AM1.84m
6:06PM2.30m
6:25AM1.96m
6:45PM2.43m
7:01AM2.04m
7:20PM2.47m
Low Tide
11:48AM0.17m
00:32AM0.08m
12:27PM0.01m
1:08AM-0.01m
1:03PM-0.08m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:50
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8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
15
15
15
14
12
12
12
14
15
17
16
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
14
Feels °C
7
8
10
11
12
13
11
8
8
7
9
11
15
12
10
8
8
8
10
12
14
13
10
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