Downend Point surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 BST
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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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Downend Point today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 2AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (28 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (28 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
15
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.6
WSW
11
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
49
31
31
30
30
27
15
14
14
14
14
10
21
32
35
33
47
61
91
221
147
154
157
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
4:33PM6.87m
4:54AM7.06m
5:18PM7.14m
5:37AM7.25m
5:57PM7.38m
6:16AM7.42m
Low Tide
10:43PM1.91m
11:05AM1.71m
11:25PM1.68m
11:43AM1.54m
00:03AM1.47m
12:19PM1.39m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:16
9:17
9:19
5
1
Temp °C
26
23
20
17
16
17
20
21
21
16
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
14
23
20
19
16
14
15
19
20
20
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.3
WSW
13
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
Energy kJ
50
49
31
31
30
30
27
15
14
14
14
14
6
19
32
35
33
47
61
70
221
147
154
157
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
W
8
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
12
12
12
6
6
5
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
21
20
1
29
47
61
91
26
26
24
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
SW
16
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
W
15
Energy kJ
1
10
6
1
1
10
24
24
10
10
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
E
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
14
9
4
1
1
1
7
10
7
7
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
4
1
1
1
35
113
134
134
363
134
140
134
134
134
123
84
49
35
0
0
0
0
84
Best forecast wave conditions in North Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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