
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dawlish Warren today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dawlish Warren at 7AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 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 (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Dawlish Warren. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the NW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SW 12 | SE 6 | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | WSW 10 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 85 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 41 | 43 | 50 | 108 | 235 | 539 | 708 | 597 | 393 | 258 | 97 | 25 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:56AM2.45m | 3:24PM2.70m | 4:20AM2.69m | 4:35PM2.95m | 5:16AM3.01m | 5:27PM3.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM1.53m | 10:04PM1.20m | 10:17AM1.24m | 10:44PM0.87m | 10:57AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | -7 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 10 | — | — | SW 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
5 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 52 | 50 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 108 | — | — | 238 | 597 | 123 | 258 | 97 | 25 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | WSW 13 | SW 12 |
4 | 3 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 235 | 393 | 50 | 14 | 16 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 |
— | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | 199 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | NW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 |
55 | 85 | 68 | 72 | 83 | 70 | 52 | 44 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 50 | 72 | 235 | 539 | 708 | 16 | 92 | 98 | 63 | 38 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 89 | 416 | 281 | 474 | 454 | 348 | 508 | 160 | 152 | 152 | 77 | 92 | 75 | 211 | 356 | 556 | 49 | 110 | 458 | 421 | 765 | 798 | 685 |
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