Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.6° C
1.3° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
18
30
30
29
33
54
63
65
65
43
43
63
63
61
60
49
48
46
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
E
10
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:27PM2.20m
8:32AM1.88m
8:58PM2.19m
9:04AM1.86m
9:29PM2.14m
Low Tide
2:12PM0.11m
2:49AM0.27m
2:41PM0.11m
3:18AM0.27m
3:10PM0.15m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:32
9:30
9:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
11
11
11
14
16
16
15
13
12
12
11
13
15
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
11
10
8
8
8
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
12
14
16
14
14
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