Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
55
71
68
52
68
90
70
70
79
74
70
54
43
85
103
94
62
113
95
46
42
26
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
SSE
10
NNW
0
W
5
NNE
5
N
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:31AM1.76m
6:55PM2.01m
7:02AM1.82m
7:26PM2.11m
7:32AM1.87m
7:57PM2.17m
Low Tide
12:42PM0.35m
1:16AM0.39m
1:14PM0.24m
1:48AM0.33m
1:44PM0.15m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:37
9:35
 mm
4
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
19
19
19
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
12
11
12
12
14
15
15
13
Feels °C
18
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
13
10
8
8
6
7
10
11
10
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