Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.5° C
1.2° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
48
46
37
27
19
17
15
15
8
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
SE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
15
ENE
15
E
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
5
S
5
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:29PM2.14m
9:38AM1.81m
10:03PM2.06m
10:16AM1.73m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.15m
3:49AM0.31m
3:42PM0.23m
4:23AM0.37m
4:19PM0.34m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:28
9:25
 mm
1
1
2
4
3
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
16
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
18
20
17
15
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
13
12
10
10
12
14
14
12
12
12
12
17
21
18
15
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