Dawlish Warren Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.60° N 3.44° W

Dawlish Warren 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dawlish Warren sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.9° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dawlish Warren at 12PM is: 0.7m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SSW
4
1.1
S
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SW
6
0.4
SW
9
0.3
SW
8
0.6
SSW
8
1
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
7
4
16
74
74
55
38
26
52
114
263
365
274
136
47
23
11
43
35
72
87
88
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
35
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:47AM3.49m
7:58PM3.83m
8:19AM3.67m
8:29PM3.96m
8:50AM3.78m
9:01PM4.00m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.36m
1:28AM0.15m
1:36PM0.17m
1:58AM-0.02m
2:08PM0.04m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:04
 mm
4
2
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
19
22
21
19
18
17
16
17
19
18
20
19
17
17
15
16
19
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
15
16
14
14
15
14
13
13
15
13
14
14
12
13
13
15
16
14
12
13
11
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