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Downend Point surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Downend Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | 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 | |
9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 40 | 89 | 123 | 178 | 131 | 127 | 116 | 480 | 529 | 165 | 226 | 274 | 257 | 203 | 155 | 106 | 108 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:16AM8.56m | 6:39PM8.67m | 7:02AM8.81m | 7:24PM8.89m | 7:48AM8.84m | 8:10PM8.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.54m | 12:22PM0.30m | 00:43AM0.20m | 1:06PM0.13m | 1:29AM0.06m | 1:50PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
 kJ | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 28 | 47 | 103 | 102 | — | 125 | 89 | 61 | 257 | 203 | 155 | 47 | 108 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | — | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 25 | — | 5 | — | — | 61 | — | 60 | 60 | 52 | 50 | 33 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 13 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | S 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 40 | 89 | 123 | 178 | 131 | 127 | 116 | 480 | 529 | 165 | 226 | 274 | — | — | — | 106 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 362 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 390 | 390 | 393 | 310 | 310 | 106 | 48 | 295 | 317 | 410 | 317 | 273 | 273 | 98 | 48 | 16 | 113 | 75 | 16 | 75 |
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