Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.12° N 4.24° W

Downend Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downend Point sea temperature is
17.7°C
3.1° 

Downend Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Downend Point today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 10AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.3
W
7
2.1
W
7
2
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
6
0.8
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
694
871
1029
1318
1082
928
761
674
640
578
470
388
297
168
116
127
194
158
125
125
100
38
80
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:54AM7.98m
6:11PM8.40m
6:32AM8.37m
6:49PM8.65m
7:08AM8.57m
7:24PM8.69m
Low Tide
12:03PM0.80m
00:24AM0.49m
12:39PM0.47m
00:57AM0.31m
1:12PM0.32m
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light rain
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
5
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
7
11
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