Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.12° N 4.24° W

Downend Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downend Point sea temperature is
16.5°C
2.7° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 8PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Oct)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (23 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
W
14
5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4
W
9
3.5
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
8
2.1
W
11
2.2
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
W
12
4.5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
12
4.5
W
11
4
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7609
5098
3561
2796
1985
1311
844
980
498
1056
3424
6575
6844
6178
6455
6229
5339
3813
2686
2582
2001
Wind (km/h)
70
NW
65
NW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
SSW
50
SSW
60
SW
65
WSW
55
W
55
W
60
W
60
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:03PM7.40m
5:26AM7.57m
5:43PM8.01m
6:04AM8.16m
6:21PM8.51m
Low Tide
10:54AM1.73m
11:17PM1.27m
11:32AM1.14m
11:52PM0.73m
12:08PM0.62m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:52
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6:56
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6:07
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6:07
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5:05
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 mm
3
1
1
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3
5
10
2
3
1
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Temp °C
10
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
16
16
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
-4
-4
-2
-1
1
3
6
5
5
2
6
5
1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
2
3
5
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