Downend Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.12° N 4.24° W

Downend Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Downend Point sea temperature is
18.7°C
2.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Downend Point at 8PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
8
2
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.5
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
516
454
378
320
229
172
139
94
131
148
120
120
88
60
59
31
67
69
76
85
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
W
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:36AM7.01m
00:10AM6.71m
12:46PM6.49m
1:32AM6.26m
2:18PM6.31m
Low Tide
5:37PM1.94m
6:12AM2.28m
6:58PM2.44m
7:47AM2.64m
8:46PM2.50m
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:54
7:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
19
24
24
20
18
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
11
12
11
12
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
15
21
21
17
17
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Downend Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest