Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.12° N 4.24° W

Downend Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downend Point sea temperature is
17.1°C
3.0° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 1PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Tue night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
82
55
53
34
33
31
32
31
32
21
46
69
68
138
88
171
163
144
141
141
103
57
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
ENE
25
E
35
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:25AM6.08m
00:00AM5.68m
12:38PM5.73m
1:26AM5.48m
2:10PM5.75m
Low Tide
4:57AM2.71m
5:38PM2.92m
6:09AM3.13m
7:13PM3.17m
7:53AM3.21m
8:49PM2.97m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
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6:16
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1
1
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Temp °C
10
9
10
12
13
13
12
11
9
10
11
13
14
13
11
11
10
10
11
12
14
12
12
Feels °C
6
4
5
6
7
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
7
8
7
8
7
8
10
8
9
6
6
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