Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.3° C
1.2° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 5PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
573
546
557
442
362
335
260
234
196
171
139
110
90
86
55
54
88
67
50
52
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:45PM1.77m
5:58AM1.67m
6:21PM1.90m
6:31AM1.76m
6:55PM2.01m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.61m
00:04AM0.59m
12:07PM0.48m
00:42AM0.48m
12:42PM0.35m
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:42
9:40
9:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
16
18
17
15
16
17
18
18
20
17
18
17
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
11
12
15
17
17
14
15
15
15
17
17
17
19
18
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