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Surf Break: Dawlish Warren

Dawlish Warren in South Devon is a sheltered beach break that has unreliable waves. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the best wave direction is from the south southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. It's sometimes crowded here.

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Overall Dawlish Warren Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Dawlish Warren:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Teignmouth	4 mi
Second closest break	Sidmouth	11 mi
Third closest break	Sidmouth	11 mi
Fourth closest break	Preston Beach	12 mi
Fifth closest break	Paignton	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Dawlish Warren:
Closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	53 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	100 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	122 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	126 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	152 mi
Tide stations nearest to Dawlish Warren:
Closest tide station	Devonport, England	37 mi
Second closest tide station	Devonport, England	37 mi
Third closest tide station	Weymouth, England	44 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Weymouth, England	44 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Hinkley Point, England	45 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Dawlish Warren:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	268 mi
Second closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	288 mi
Third closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	289 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	290 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	295 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Dawlish Warren:
Closest city location	Dawlish (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Starcross (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Third closest city location	Exmouth (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Teignbridge (United Kingdom)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Teignmouth (United Kingdom)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Dawlish Warren is Exeter Airport (EXT) in England, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Dawlish Warren is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 51 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is Yeovilton Airport (YEO) in U.k., 73 km (45 miles) away.
• Cardiff Airport (CWL) in Wales is 89 km (55 miles) away.
• Bristol Airport (BRS) in England is the fifth nearest airport to Dawlish Warren and is 101 km (63 miles) away.