Dawlish Warren surf break

Dawlish Warren surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dawlish Warren today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dawlish Warren at 3PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (27 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.1
S
16
0.4
ESE
5
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
15
24
35
42
46
39
28
21
10
10
10
10
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
W
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
5:10PM2.99m
5:26AM3.00m
5:57PM3.14m
6:13AM3.09m
6:36PM3.27m
6:53AM3.18m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.89m
10:42PM0.99m
11:00AM0.77m
11:24PM0.82m
11:38AM0.67m
00:01AM0.67m
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:09
5:09
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:10
9:13
9:14
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
20
20
20
18
15
15
14
15
17
20
20
20
17
14
14
14
15
18
19
18
15
13
12
12
17
17
17
16
14
14
15
15
16
18
19
19
16
13
13
13
13
17
18
17
13
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
39
28
21
13
7
4
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
1
1
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
4
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
1
5
2
10
10
10
10
5
5
4
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
6
15
24
35
42
46
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
82
137
82
82
82
75
82
85
131
138
150
266
131
265
56
150
150
265
112
56
48
48
48
48
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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