Downhill Surf Break

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Issued: 12 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
14.8° C

2.0°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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
50
273
536
679
587
473
451
429
335
273
200
178
142
98
94
60
58
41
41
40
31
28
18
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
0
WNW
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:30PM1.91m
6:44AM1.79m
7:06PM1.98m
7:17AM1.81m
7:41PM2.03m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.45m
00:50AM0.46m
12:54PM0.39m
1:27AM0.42m
1:29PM0.33m
2:04AM0.41m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:50
4:50
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:10
10:10
10:09
10:09
 mm
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
17
17
16
14
12
13
12
14
17
16
16
13
13
12
12
13
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
11
11
10
10
8
9
8
10
15
16
16
11
11
9
9
11
16
14
14
13
12
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
24
50
273
536
679
587
473
451
429
335
273
200
178
142
98
94
60
58
41
41
40
31
28
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
14
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
13
125
1
1
1
1
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
SE
4
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
4
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
405
415
430
435
13
13
13
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
11
28
68
74
144
144
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Londonderry
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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