Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.5° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
1
1
1
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)
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
77
55
45
61
77
78
78
77
48
46
37
27
19
17
15
16
15
15
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:58PM2.19m
9:04AM1.86m
9:29PM2.14m
9:38AM1.81m
Low Tide
2:41PM0.11m
3:18AM0.27m
3:10PM0.15m
3:49AM0.31m
3:42PM0.23m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:29
9:28
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
13
12
11
11
13
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
13
15
15
14
11
10
10
11
11
13
15
15
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