Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
14.9° C
1.5° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
NW
12
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
59
61
44
35
35
34
33
32
47
32
31
30
26
15
35
81
75
68
79
55
37
38
48
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:45PM1.48m
1:18AM1.74m
2:06PM1.50m
2:38AM1.73m
3:27PM1.60m
3:56AM1.78m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.60m
7:52AM0.57m
8:03PM0.63m
9:05AM0.55m
9:27PM0.58m
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4:56
4:58
5:00
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:06
10:05
10:04
10:02
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
17
15
15
14
14
15
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
16
16
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
16
15
16
14
15
14
13
14
18
19
17
17
16
16
15
16
18
15
15
9
8
7
8
7
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