Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dawlish Warren today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dawlish Warren at 3PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Dawlish Warren. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 17 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 17 | SW 3 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54AM3.43m | 11:05PM3.39m | 11:25AM3.19m | 11:37PM3.08m | 11:57AM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.33m | 4:17PM0.54m | 4:38AM0.61m | 4:53PM0.83m | 5:12AM0.92m | 5:32PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 6 | — | SW 4 | — | W 6 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | — | W 7 | S 15 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
— | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | SW 14 | S 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 2 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | NW 2 | NW 2 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 117 | 259 | 486 | 486 | 266 | 266 | 115 | 112 | 115 | 123 | 173 | 266 | 110 | 124 | 212 | 152 | 115 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 49 | 49 |
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