Downhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.84° W

Downhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downhill sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 7PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
53
53
41
30
30
29
19
33
51
60
91
81
79
73
70
68
68
68
68
48
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:23AM1.70m
10:55PM2.04m
11:07AM1.59m
11:41PM1.83m
11:59AM1.50m
Low Tide
4:30PM0.21m
5:23AM0.43m
5:16PM0.39m
6:09AM0.57m
6:10PM0.57m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:13
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:52
9:50
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
8
9
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
6
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