Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 4PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.9
NW
10
1.1
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
85
93
75
75
59
41
40
29
29
29
21
20
27
47
170
204
211
193
206
206
180
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:08PM1.43m
1:48AM1.49m
2:41PM1.43m
3:18AM1.44m
4:03PM1.51m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.69m
7:18PM0.73m
8:07AM0.77m
8:46PM0.81m
9:25AM0.78m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:46
9:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
16
19
20
17
14
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
10
9
9
9
12
15
15
12
11
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