Dawlish Warren Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.60° N 3.44° W

Dawlish Warren 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dawlish Warren sea temperature is
19.9° C
3.2° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
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)
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.1
S
15
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
3
6
5
8
7
3
4
3
1
1
1
3
1
10
4
11
15
4
6
4
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
0
E
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
15
S
10
SW
10
NNW
Wind State
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
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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