Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.12° N 4.24° W

Downend Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Downend Point sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.9° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 9PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
1.1
SSW
4
1.6
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
45
551
1065
715
690
846
980
1016
909
792
759
693
561
1179
1011
874
551
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
35
SSE
40
S
45
SSE
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:40PM8.84m
9:00AM8.63m
9:20PM8.47m
9:41AM8.22m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.09m
2:40AM0.21m
2:58PM0.33m
3:17AM0.60m
3:38PM0.78m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:16
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6:58
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1
2
5
1
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Temp °C
21
22
18
18
15
16
16
18
17
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
15
17
12
11
10
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
10
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