Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
15.1° C
1.6° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 2AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (10 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
NW
12
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.8
NNW
5
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.5
N
5
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
27
26
16
15
35
81
75
68
65
65
67
68
64
61
36
32
31
30
18
17
13
12
6
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:06PM1.50m
2:38AM1.73m
3:27PM1.60m
3:56AM1.78m
4:35PM1.77m
5:02AM1.87m
Low Tide
8:03PM0.63m
9:05AM0.55m
9:27PM0.58m
10:15AM0.47m
10:45PM0.46m
11:16AM0.36m
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clear
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5:00
5:01
5:01
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10:05
10:04
10:02
10:01
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Temp °C
19
18
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
15
15
14
15
14
14
18
Feels °C
19
18
16
16
17
16
16
16
13
10
8
9
8
8
9
11
12
14
14
14
15
13
13
17
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