Downhill Surf Break

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Issued: 6 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
14.7° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 2PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
200
161
145
199
184
165
135
99
94
72
62
56
58
58
86
131
105
103
84
75
103
128
147
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:27AM1.71m
10:00PM1.98m
10:05AM1.65m
10:37PM1.93m
10:47AM1.58m
11:19PM1.86m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.29m
4:24AM0.48m
4:13PM0.35m
5:04AM0.51m
4:53PM0.43m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:54
4:54
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:07
10:07
10:07
10:06
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
18
19
18
15
15
15
15
16
19
21
20
17
16
Feels °C
13
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
12
12
13
16
17
15
11
11
12
12
13
16
18
16
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
Energy kJ
196
200
161
145
199
165
135
99
94
72
62
56
58
58
86
131
105
103
84
75
103
128
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
1.1
WNW
9
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
3
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
2
1
8
12
184
1
1
5
9
12
9
8
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
13
13
385
446
406
406
159
184
150
4
13
13
336
336
159
152
13
13
13
184
74
184
159
159
Best forecast wave conditions in Londonderry
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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