Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.3° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
0.9
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
28
33
33
34
44
170
204
183
197
206
153
176
158
180
367
653
703
731
677
562
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:41PM1.43m
3:18AM1.44m
4:03PM1.51m
4:30AM1.48m
5:01PM1.64m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.77m
8:46PM0.81m
9:25AM0.78m
10:14PM0.78m
10:34AM0.72m
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5:18
5:20
5:22
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9:46
9:45
9:44
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
16
19
19
17
14
13
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
12
15
14
12
11
8
8
9
9
11
12
11
12
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