Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 7AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
296
260
234
196
142
139
117
90
56
55
68
65
61
52
52
67
41
40
26
26
26
32
19
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
S
15
S
20
S
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:58AM1.67m
6:21PM1.90m
6:31AM1.76m
6:55PM2.01m
7:02AM1.82m
7:26PM2.11m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.59m
12:07PM0.48m
00:42AM0.48m
12:42PM0.35m
1:16AM0.39m
1:14PM0.24m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:40
9:38
9:37
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
5
4
3
1
4
6
4
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
15
17
17
15
16
17
18
18
19
16
16
16
16
16
15
17
18
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
12
14
16
16
14
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
16
15
15
14
15
17
12
11
10
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