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Lat Long: 51.12° N 4.24° W

Downend Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downend Point sea temperature is
16.4°C
2.7° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 7PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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)
2.2
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
12
5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
11
4.5
W
10
4
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
12
1.9
W
9
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
SW
7
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
1320
4067
6453
7235
6869
7126
6865
5696
4108
2831
2010
1825
542
978
817
331
1126
1642
1868
2379
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
55
SSW
65
WSW
60
W
55
W
60
W
60
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
35
W
25
SW
30
SSW
45
S
50
S
50
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:43PM8.01m
6:04AM8.16m
6:21PM8.51m
6:42AM8.61m
7:00PM8.84m
Low Tide
11:32AM1.14m
11:52PM0.73m
12:08PM0.62m
00:28AM0.31m
12:45PM0.23m
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:54
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6:56
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7:58
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6:07
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5:05
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6:02
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 mm
5
6
9
1
3
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3
6
4
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Temp °C
12
13
16
16
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
15
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
5
2
5
6
1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
1
4
5
7
5
2
7
7
9
10
8
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