Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.8
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
49
48
49
55
45
44
42
39
26
25
46
79
73
56
49
39
18
17
7
9
13
15
16
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
0
SSE
5
NW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:02AM1.82m
7:26PM2.11m
7:32AM1.87m
7:57PM2.17m
8:02AM1.89m
8:27PM2.20m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.39m
1:14PM0.24m
1:48AM0.33m
1:44PM0.15m
2:19AM0.29m
2:12PM0.11m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:35
9:32
 mm
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
11
11
11
14
16
17
15
13
Feels °C
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
13
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
8
8
8
10
12
14
12
10
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