Downend Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.12° N 4.24° W

Downend Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downend Point sea temperature is
18.8° C
2.3° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 3AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
4
11
42
62
56
73
96
94
88
110
110
113
147
187
173
239
163
160
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
10
SSW
10
W
5
SW
0
S
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:01PM8.01m
6:28AM8.06m
6:50PM8.59m
7:15AM8.49m
7:35PM8.98m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.83m
12:38PM0.72m
1:06AM0.36m
1:22PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:45
8:43
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
22
21
19
19
23
30
31
28
25
24
23
21
22
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
22
21
18
17
16
16
19
26
29
25
24
24
22
20
20
19
19
19
19
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