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Downend Point surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 GMT
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Downend Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Downend Point sea temperature is
8.8° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Downend Point today?

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 2PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)141313131212121111111110101010101111111110161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12511058915752589494349256198191150139106989668114116181381459597590967
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
5
SE
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
NW
5
S
0
W
5
WSW
10
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		glassglassoffglassglassglassglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
7.10
5:53AM
7.47
6:12PM
7.47
6:29AM
7.87
6:47PM
7.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:26AM
1.77
11:42PM
1.59
12:05PM
1.39
12:18AM
1.24
12:40PM
1.07
12:52AM
0.96
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise8:11-------8:11-------8:10-------
Sunset--4:40-------4:42-------4:44-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------211112111------
Temp. °C6910877667778888888987787
Feels °C (?)156434223357766777751342
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