Dawlish Warren surf break

Dawlish Warren surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 Oct 2025 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (23 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.2
W
0.2
SSW
0.1
W
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121212445557666710710977777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1521249653512735561021385934231611842922222
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
3.59
8:42AM
3.64
8:58PM
3.49
9:10AM
3.53
9:28PM
3.34
9:40AM
3.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45PM
0.18
1:57AM
0.21
2:14PM
0.22
2:25AM
0.31
2:43PM
0.33
2:53AM
0.46
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Sunrise------7:50-------7:52-------7:52-
Sunset6:06-------6:04-------6:01-------
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-------------------1---
Temp. °C10998881013121111109911111198101091011
Feels °C (?)112222354256554432344345
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Devon (South)

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off winds at Dawlish Warren are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (light winds from the WSW at Exeter Airport 14 km from Dawlish Warren). 2.6m 4s local chop from the WNW with a 1.2m 12s groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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13 km/h
WSW
Cross-Shore
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