Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dawlish Warren today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dawlish Warren at 11PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Dawlish Warren. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 84 | 77 | 59 | 55 | 54 | 91 | 130 | 374 | 530 | 314 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:26PM3.61m | 7:47AM3.49m | 7:58PM3.83m | 8:19AM3.67m | 8:29PM3.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.38m | 1:05PM0.36m | 1:28AM0.15m | 1:36PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | SW 7 | E 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 |
14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 84 | 77 | 59 | 55 | 54 | 91 | 130 | 374 | 530 | 314 | 102 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 150 | 131 | 127 | 101 | 212 | 285 | 315 | 315 | 212 | 112 | 169 | 169 | 476 | 270 | 126 | 797 | 581 | 152 |
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