Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 2PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.9
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
45
85
107
101
147
170
139
108
87
90
87
97
91
107
99
99
79
66
53
41
30
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:00AM1.91m
9:28PM2.38m
9:41AM1.81m
10:12PM2.24m
10:23AM1.70m
Low Tide
3:05PM-0.00m
3:57AM0.16m
3:47PM0.08m
4:40AM0.29m
4:30PM0.21m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:55
9:54
9:52
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
8
9
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
11
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