Downend Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.12° N 4.24° W

Downend Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downend Point sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
9
2.1
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.4
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
76
117
376
613
554
477
358
288
364
373
435
650
878
1019
952
918
734
588
427
339
Wind (km/h)
25
S
15
SW
25
W
40
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:41AM8.27m
7:57PM8.65m
8:14AM8.48m
8:30PM8.75m
8:48AM8.52m
9:05PM8.67m
Low Tide
1:44PM0.50m
2:04AM0.35m
2:15PM0.35m
2:34AM0.29m
2:47PM0.35m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:06
 mm
3
8
2
11
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
19
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
17
18
16
11
14
13
14
13
14
14
12
10
10
11
10
10
11
9
10
14
13
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