Downend Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.12° N 4.24° W

Downend Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downend Point sea temperature is
19.0° C
2.4° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 12AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.9
W
5
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
9
28
30
41
41
69
53
52
43
127
136
91
60
58
56
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:33PM8.63m
9:52AM8.14m
10:11PM8.10m
10:29AM7.63m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.38m
3:40AM0.55m
3:54PM0.78m
4:15AM1.05m
4:30PM1.30m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:35
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
14
15
15
16
17
18
17
15
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
15
13
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