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Dawlish Warren Surf Forecast
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Dawlish Warren surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dawlish Warren surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dawlish Warren sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Dawlish Warren today?
The current surf forecast for Dawlish Warren at 10PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dawlish Warren. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | |
18 | 45 | 91 | 119 | 217 | 156 | 141 | 135 | 136 | 129 | 100 | 115 | 117 | 232 | 81 | 29 | 46 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 8:46PM4.00m | 9:13AM3.78m | 9:32PM3.92m | 10:02AM3.61m | 10:20PM3.77m | 10:52AM3.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM-0.08m | 2:11AM-0.13m | 2:28PM0.05m | 2:56AM0.01m | 3:12PM0.26m | 3:44AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 |
— | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 6 | — | W 15 | — | W 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 | — | 4 | — | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 84 | 20 | 20 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 45 | 91 | 119 | 217 | 156 | 141 | 135 | 136 | 129 | 100 | 115 | 117 | 232 | 81 | 29 | 46 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 147 | 169 | 498 | 542 | 542 | 556 | 544 | 277 | 456 | 456 | 473 | 315 | 212 | 212 | 483 | 150 | 112 | 70 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 49 | 49 |
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