Downend Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.12° N 4.24° W

Downend Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downend Point sea temperature is
19.1° C
2.6° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 6AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
7
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
WNW
7
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
368
368
243
242
229
158
83
59
101
76
66
48
94
34
22
23
24
31
29
29
28
26
14
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
N
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
NE
15
N
5
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:28PM6.77m
11:50AM6.44m
00:16AM6.13m
12:46PM5.91m
1:25AM5.65m
2:09PM5.60m
Low Tide
5:32AM2.23m
5:56PM2.48m
6:24AM2.78m
7:02PM2.97m
7:42AM3.16m
8:37PM3.17m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
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8:29
8:27
8:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
13
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
14
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