Dawlish Warren surf break

Dawlish Warren surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 BST
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Dawlish Warren surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dawlish Warren sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dawlish Warren today?

The current surf forecast for Dawlish Warren at 7PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (13 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (13 May)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

Table - waves today at Dawlish Warren. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.1
S
14
0.2
N
3
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.1
W
6
0.2
NNW
2
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
1
5
1
4
8
4
4
4
0
0
4
0
0
1
4
3
0
0
1
0
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:45PM3.11m
5:00AM3.29m
5:40PM3.40m
5:57AM3.53m
6:29PM3.67m
6:48AM3.73m
Low Tide
10:07AM0.73m
10:29PM0.83m
10:55AM0.43m
11:16PM0.49m
11:38AM0.17m
00:00AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:52
8:53
8:55
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
9
8
8
8
10
12
11
10
8
6
6
7
11
12
13
11
7
6
6
6
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
4
1
2
4
6
6
6
4
2
1
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
5
2
1
5
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
5
5
1
5
1
4
8
4
2
2
1
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
3
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
11
19
16
10
6
5
5
5
8
10
13
14
9
5
2
1
2
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
796
628
628
628
321
49
600
50
124
1032
1111
510
89
89
161
238
308
273
314
322
170
273
105
108
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
4
4
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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