
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dawlish Warren today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dawlish Warren at 6PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Dawlish Warren. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 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) | W 13 | E 4 | W 12 | W 16 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | WSW 4 | SSE 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 87 | 112 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 143 | 66 | 51 | 51 | 35 | 19 | 95 | 320 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:56PM2.59m | 2:56AM2.45m | 3:24PM2.70m | 4:20AM2.69m | 4:35PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM1.49m | 9:20AM1.53m | 10:04PM1.20m | 10:17AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — |
3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 112 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 66 | 51 | 51 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | W 12 | W 16 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
1 | — | — | 5 | 29 | 87 | 15 | 61 | 113 | 98 | 85 | 54 | 52 | 143 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 95 | 320 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 112 | 101 | 89 | 173 | 421 | 415 | 474 | 474 | 509 | 474 | 473 | 348 | 259 | 152 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 82 | 254 | 370 |
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