Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
16.2° C
2.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
103
85
59
51
41
30
30
29
19
28
44
58
70
75
75
70
83
66
60
62
50
50
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:23AM1.70m
10:55PM2.04m
11:07AM1.59m
11:41PM1.83m
11:59AM1.50m
Low Tide
4:30PM0.21m
5:23AM0.43m
5:16PM0.39m
6:09AM0.57m
6:10PM0.57m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:13
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:52
9:50
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
10
9
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
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