Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 1AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
10
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
6
21
19
19
18
20
45
80
82
104
152
204
115
92
77
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
E
0
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:59PM2.42m
8:18AM1.99m
8:44PM2.44m
9:00AM1.91m
9:28PM2.38m
9:41AM1.81m
Low Tide
1:41PM0.03m
2:26AM0.04m
2:23PM-0.01m
3:12AM0.07m
3:05PM-0.00m
3:57AM0.16m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:58
9:57
9:55
9:54
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
21
20
19
18
19
20
20
19
17
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
22
23
23
21
19
18
19
19
18
17
15
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
7
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