Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dawlish Warren today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dawlish Warren at 7PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dawlish Warren. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 5 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 13 | SW 5 | S 16 | S 15 | E 4 | E 4 | S 15 | ESE 4 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:57AM2.94m | 00:12AM2.79m | 12:38PM2.71m | 1:00AM2.53m | 1:39PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM1.13m | 5:54AM1.24m | 6:28PM1.44m | 7:06AM1.51m | 8:33PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | W 10 | S 13 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | S 16 | SW 5 | — | W 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
— | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | S 13 | W 10 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | SW 16 | — | — | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 10 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | N 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — |
8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 510 | 271 | 529 | 266 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 115 | 127 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 75 | 119 | 105 | 108 | 144 |
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