Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Issued: 6 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is

15.5° C

Downhill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Downhill today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 10AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	5s
Evening (12 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12							Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	1 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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	WNW 7	WNW 7	NNW 5	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	WNW 11	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10
Wave Graph
kJ	17	17	17	11	7	6	6	5	5	3	7	6	6	6	6	9	14	15	13	12	26	10	10	2
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:02AM1.87m				5:33PM1.97m				5:58AM1.96m				6:24PM2.17m				6:49AM2.02m					7:13PM2.33m
Low Tide				11:16AM0.36m				11:50PM0.30m				12:09PM0.24m				00:47AM0.16m				12:56PM0.12m


	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05
	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:00	9:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	19	21	21	19	17	15	14	15	17	18	19	18	15	13	13	15	19	21	22	21	18
Feels °C	18	16	15	18	20	20	18	17	14	12	13	14	15	18	17	13	11	12	14	16	19	21	20	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	ENE 4	ENE 4	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	NW 9	ENE 4	ENE 4	WNW 9	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10
kJ	17	17	17	11	7	6	6	3	2	3	7	6	6	6	6	9	14	3	3	8	26	10	9	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	W 14	W 14	NW 10	NW 7	NW 13	NW 9	NW 9	WNW 11	—	—	WNW 10	NW 7
kJ	17	13	12	6	6	5	5	5	3	3	1	1	4	4	4	2	7	14	13	12	—	—	10	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 7	NW 7	—	—	—	—	NW 13	NW 12	—	WNW 12	WNW 11	—	—	—	W 18	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	2	—	—	—	—	6	6	—	15	13	—	—	—	6	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4
kJ	—	—	1	2	2	1	1	2	—	—	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	2	2	2	2	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Portballintrae Antrim	Portballintrae Antrim	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Aln Estuary North East England	Aln Estuary North East England	Aln Estuary North East England	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Ruhba Phail (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Dooagh Mayo and Achill Island	Keel Mayo and Achill Island	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Lossit Bay (Islay) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	20	20	37	37	93	37	332	332	332	334	336	251	248	93	37	37	37	37	37	37	64	37	37	37
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	8	8	5	9	6	6	6	5

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