Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 6AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (04 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (04 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
12
2.2
NW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2
NW
12
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
242
615
1388
1640
1361
1344
1284
1112
730
599
494
369
262
217
156
109
33
55
30
17
17
16
43
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:02PM1.72m
11:34AM1.60m
00:18AM1.51m
1:19PM1.51m
2:26AM1.44m
3:20PM1.63m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.61m
5:56PM0.68m
6:42AM0.75m
7:55PM0.76m
8:38AM0.75m
9:53PM0.64m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
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8:14
8:10
8:07
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
14
16
15
14
13
13
13
12
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
19
19
18
Feels °C
11
7
6
7
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
10
13
13
14
12
10
11
12
13
12
16
16
14
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