Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
16.4° C
2.5° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
77
71
87
97
121
110
107
85
59
53
41
30
30
16
19
27
39
55
85
91
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:41AM1.81m
10:12PM2.24m
10:23AM1.70m
10:55PM2.04m
11:07AM1.59m
Low Tide
3:47PM0.08m
4:40AM0.29m
4:30PM0.21m
5:23AM0.43m
5:16PM0.39m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:54
9:52
9:52
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
8
9
9
10
8
9
7
8
9
11
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
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