Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.5° C
1.4° 

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), 9s 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) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 4AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
570
609
535
577
589
478
404
370
328
260
229
192
192
139
134
90
86
73
55
68
67
52
30
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:20AM1.57m
5:45PM1.77m
5:58AM1.67m
6:21PM1.90m
6:31AM1.76m
6:55PM2.01m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.70m
11:26AM0.61m
00:04AM0.59m
12:07PM0.48m
00:42AM0.48m
12:42PM0.35m
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5:22
5:24
5:26
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9:42
9:40
9:38
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
20
21
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18
Feels °C
10
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
10
11
12
14
15
16
15
16
17
16
15
17
19
19
19
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