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Downend Point surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Downend Point today?
The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Downend Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | |
14 | 18 | 25 | 49 | 58 | 116 | 149 | 127 | 127 | 116 | 547 | 132 | 176 | 377 | 333 | 233 | 171 | 117 | 83 | 89 | 85 | 57 | 68 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:39PM8.67m | 7:02AM8.81m | 7:24PM8.89m | 7:48AM8.84m | 8:10PM8.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.30m | 00:43AM0.20m | 1:06PM0.13m | 1:29AM0.06m | 1:50PM0.17m | 2:16AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | 9:05 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | ESE 4 |
 kJ | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 28 | 47 | 103 | 102 | 132 | 92 | 63 | 63 | 233 | 171 | 117 | 83 | 33 | 85 | 57 | 68 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 9 | W 15 | — | W 8 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 14 | 28 | 34 | — | 23 | — | — | — | 42 | 63 | 59 | 53 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 18 | 25 | 49 | 58 | 116 | 149 | 127 | 127 | 116 | 547 | 112 | 176 | 377 | 333 | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | 4 | 7 | 138 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 390 | 393 | 394 | 273 | 310 | 106 | 48 | 310 | 394 | 87 | 87 | 335 | 131 | 52 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 250 | 262 | 458 | 458 |
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