Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 1AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
34
44
196
231
211
197
180
201
176
160
184
466
694
717
677
627
573
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
25
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
8:46PM0.81m
9:25AM0.78m
10:14PM0.78m
10:34AM0.72m
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5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:46
9:45
9:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
13
12
13
16
18
19
17
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
13
14
12
12
9
8
8
10
10
12
11
13
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