Dawlish Warren Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.60° N 3.44° W

Dawlish Warren 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dawlish Warren sea temperature is
19.5° C
2.8° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dawlish Warren at 1PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
0.7
ESE
5
0.1
W
11
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.2
WSW
9
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
W
8
0.4
ESE
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
2
40
29
17
15
18
10
8
6
6
1
7
1
1
4
1
1
1
0
4
17
4
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
0
ESE
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
SSE
10
WSW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
NW
30
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:14AM3.50m
7:31PM3.91m
7:58AM3.72m
8:13PM4.11m
8:39AM3.85m
8:52PM4.18m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.38m
00:58AM0.11m
1:10PM0.18m
1:40AM-0.06m
1:51PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
21
23
24
25
25
24
22
23
27
30
31
27
20
18
18
18
22
26
27
22
17
Feels °C
18
17
19
21
22
25
24
23
20
20
25
27
29
23
20
19
18
19
22
24
23
18
15
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