Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.5° C
1.4° 

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 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am 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 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
38
38
28
27
33
34
40
173
208
183
178
201
206
180
156
201
466
667
731
749
639
584
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:48AM1.49m
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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clear
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light rain
light rain
part cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:22
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9:46
9:45
9:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
16
18
19
17
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
12
14
14
13
10
8
9
8
10
11
12
12
11
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