Downend Point surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 BST
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Downend Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Downend Point sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Downend Point today?

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 9AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (18 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.2
W
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
0.6
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212121111111010991010101010999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)133813611267102795533270361153954456750843538332727121117714314010615161133
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
20
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
45
S
60
SW
55
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
6.46
4:51PM
6.95
5:21AM
7.02
5:40PM
7.53
6:03AM
7.55
6:20PM
8.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
2.21
11:17PM
1.76
11:35AM
1.66
12:00AM
1.25
12:14PM
1.18
12:35AM
0.85
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise-6:54-------6:56-------6:58------
Sunset-----7:24-------7:22-------7:21--
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1------------------1---
Temp. °C171718191918171616151620191716151515161818161413
Feels °C (?)131214141514141313121317171615141414131513833
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Devon (North)

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Downend Point (gales from the SSW at Woolacombe NDHPC 5 km from Downend Point). A 2.0m groundswell from the WSW

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1 h 35 min ago

65 km/h
SSW
Cross-On
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