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Downend Point surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Downend Point today?
The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 6PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Downend Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | |
127 | 103 | 547 | 132 | 200 | 263 | 343 | 333 | 250 | 181 | 113 | 92 | 70 | 68 | 102 | 173 | 294 | 422 | 502 | 547 | 770 | 1245 | 1597 | 1322 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:02AM8.81m | 7:24PM8.89m | 7:48AM8.84m | 8:10PM8.89m | 8:35AM8.65m | 8:58PM8.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06PM0.13m | 1:29AM0.06m | 1:50PM0.17m | 2:16AM0.14m | 2:37PM0.41m | 3:05AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | 9:07 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 18 | W 13 | — | — | W 14 |
 kJ | 47 | 103 | 102 | 132 | 92 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 51 | 51 | 92 | 70 | 68 | 102 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 14 | — | — | 577 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 22 | 23 | — | — | 64 | 63 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 127 | 101 | 547 | 112 | 200 | 263 | 343 | 333 | 250 | 181 | 113 | — | — | 7 | 13 | 173 | 294 | 422 | 502 | 547 | 770 | 1245 | 1597 | 1322 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 370 | 394 | 410 | 410 | 335 | 309 | 52 | 48 | 98 | 98 | 75 | 61 | 250 | 425 | 404 | 463 | 463 | 487 | 514 | 410 | 351 | 351 | 487 | 273 |
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