Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
16.0° C
2.0° 

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 (1.0m), 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 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
90
82
88
77
77
61
59
41
30
30
29
21
20
20
27
45
192
177
162
129
154
151
129
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:35AM1.63m
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
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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<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
Temp °C
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
15
13
12
12
13
16
18
19
17
16
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
11
10
11
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
9
11
12
14
15
13
13
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