Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.4
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
1
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
75
59
41
40
38
29
28
34
27
27
40
173
181
188
182
201
201
176
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:08PM1.43m
1:48AM1.49m
2:41PM1.43m
3:18AM1.44m
4:03PM1.51m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.73m
8:07AM0.77m
8:46PM0.81m
9:25AM0.78m
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5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:46
9:45
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
16
19
20
18
14
Feels °C
12
11
12
11
11
11
10
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
12
14
15
14
11
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