Dawlish Warren Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.60° N 3.44° W

Dawlish Warren 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dawlish Warren at 12AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (29 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
1.5
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
8
3
SW
9
1
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.5
SW
5
0.3
SW
8
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.3
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
58
65
33
30
63
140
431
443
1387
164
94
28
13
10
23
33
48
94
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
35
SSE
30
S
40
SW
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
35
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
Wind State
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-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
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
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:04
 mm
5
3
4
1
3
3
3
Temp °C
21
19
18
17
16
16
19
19
21
19
17
16
15
15
19
20
16
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
15
14
13
11
15
13
16
14
12
13
13
14
16
14
13
13
11
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