Downend Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.12° N 4.24° W

Downend Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downend Point sea temperature is
19.1°C
2.8° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 6PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
9
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
840
799
725
593
470
356
246
194
127
125
101
115
32
85
55
47
45
77
210
225
215
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:48AM8.52m
9:05PM8.67m
9:23AM8.38m
9:42PM8.39m
10:02AM8.06m
Low Tide
2:47PM0.35m
3:06AM0.40m
3:20PM0.52m
3:41AM0.68m
3:58PM0.86m
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
14
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
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