Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.12° N 4.24° W

Downend Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Downend Point sea temperature is
16.8°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
1
WSW
6
2.5
WSW
7
4.5
W
11
5
W
11
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
10
3.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
8
2.4
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
141
141
103
57
75
657
5571
6180
4922
3571
2033
955
870
1057
993
847
697
551
418
476
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
W
20
SW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
50
W
65
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
35
S
40
SSE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:10PM5.75m
2:56AM5.72m
3:27PM6.16m
4:00AM6.26m
4:20PM6.76m
Low Tide
7:53AM3.21m
8:49PM2.97m
9:16AM2.87m
9:52PM2.47m
10:11AM2.33m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:47
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7:48
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7:50
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6:15
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6:13
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6:10
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 mm
—
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2
3
1
2
2
1
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2
3
1
1
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2
1
3
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
9
10
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
12
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
8
7
6
7
1
-4
-3
-3
0
4
4
4
5
6
8
10
7
6
5
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