Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.5° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
NW
7
1.1
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
44
42
28
32
44
163
233
164
115
67
42
15
7
9
17
11
10
9
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
NW
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:26PM2.11m
7:32AM1.87m
7:57PM2.17m
8:02AM1.89m
8:27PM2.20m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.24m
1:48AM0.33m
1:44PM0.15m
2:19AM0.29m
2:12PM0.11m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:35
9:32
 mm
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
14
12
12
12
14
15
15
15
13
11
11
11
13
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
14
14
12
9
9
7
9
10
10
11
10
8
8
8
10
12
11
10
10
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