Dawlish Warren Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.60° N 3.44° W

Dawlish Warren 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dawlish Warren sea temperature is
20.0° C
3.2° 

Dawlish Warren surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dawlish Warren today (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dawlish Warren at 9PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
S
17
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SW
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.1
S
15
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
10
5
6
11
2
6
5
11
13
10
9
7
5
6
5
4
5
8
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:05PM3.39m
11:25AM3.19m
11:37PM3.08m
11:57AM2.94m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.54m
4:38AM0.61m
4:53PM0.83m
5:12AM0.92m
5:32PM1.13m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:25
8:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
22
17
17
16
16
19
21
21
20
15
15
14
14
17
20
21
19
14
Feels °C
20
18
15
15
15
15
18
19
15
15
12
12
12
11
12
14
16
14
11
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