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Downend Point surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 29 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Downend Point today?

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 5PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (29 Jan)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (29 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
0
6
8
9
7
5
0
2
3
3
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.1
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)151414131312122118181717161616151616161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18471419117396073269977411351152212257101007895608153864524413941314819495444133387277922651817
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
NNW
15
N
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
6.67
3:33AM
6.93
4:08PM
7.11
4:37AM
7.52
5:07PM
7.65
5:30AM
8.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:30AM
2.22
9:11PM
2.11
9:52AM
1.83
10:23PM
1.66
10:56AM
1.28
11:19PM
1.13
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise7:58-------7:56-------7:56-------
Sunset--5:00-------5:02-------5:04-----
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
1--13-----276211-------1
Temp. °C889898788986788789988898
Feels °C (?)002-144112553334344444454
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