Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
16.1° C
2.3° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 9PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
5
5
6
21
19
19
25
55
85
107
101
147
125
134
135
94
72
71
75
88
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:18AM1.99m
8:44PM2.44m
9:00AM1.91m
9:28PM2.38m
9:41AM1.81m
Low Tide
2:23PM-0.01m
3:12AM0.07m
3:05PM-0.00m
3:57AM0.16m
3:47PM0.08m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:57
9:55
9:54
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
21
18
16
15
14
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
20
20
20
17
14
13
12
10
10
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
11
11
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