Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.12° N 4.24° W

Downend Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Downend Point sea temperature is
18.1°C
3.3° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 2AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
169
138
135
101
78
76
52
50
34
33
33
32
29
18
18
17
13
15
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NW
0
NW
0
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:01AM6.55m
12:38PM6.48m
1:28AM6.15m
2:13PM6.38m
Low Tide
5:29PM2.04m
6:04AM2.44m
7:02PM2.50m
7:50AM2.70m
8:51PM2.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
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