Dawlish Warren surf break

Dawlish Warren surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 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 1.7°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 3PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (12 May)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
SW
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
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
W
10
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
6
3
6
6
3
3
5
5
3
5
5
5
5
5
4
8
4
4
4
2
0
0
4
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
25
W
25
W
35
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:39PM2.85m
3:56AM3.07m
4:45PM3.11m
5:00AM3.29m
5:40PM3.40m
5:57AM3.53m
Low Tide
9:10AM1.02m
9:34PM1.15m
10:07AM0.73m
10:29PM0.83m
10:55AM0.43m
11:16PM0.49m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:51
8:52
8:53
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
9
8
8
8
10
11
11
10
8
7
6
7
8
8
7
8
6
4
3
2
1
2
3
4
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
4
2
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
3
3
5
1
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
Energy kJ
2
3
2
4
7
11
13
17
17
12
10
5
5
5
6
9
9
10
7
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
390
390
424
447
454
397
458
458
796
1058
1055
796
321
321
50
50
136
136
321
321
89
75
82
166
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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