Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dawlish Warren today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Dawlish Warren at 3PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dawlish Warren. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | E 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | W 5 | — | WSW 3 | S 16 | S 17 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:51AM3.79m | 10:02PM3.94m | 10:23AM3.64m | 10:34PM3.68m | 10:54AM3.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.13m | 3:30AM0.09m | 3:42PM0.30m | 4:04AM0.33m | 4:17PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | W 5 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 155 | 155 | 317 | 496 | 483 | 322 | 303 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 496 | 513 | 266 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 148 | 498 | 974 |
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