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Dawlish Warren Surf Forecast
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Dawlish Warren surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 17 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dawlish Warren today?
The current surf forecast for Dawlish Warren at 6AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Dawlish Warren. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 4 | SW 4 | W 16 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 13 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | |
7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 100 | 101 | 85 | 90 | 62 | 67 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:37AM3.85m | 8:00PM3.98m | 8:25AM3.87m | 8:46PM4.00m | 9:13AM3.78m | 9:32PM3.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM-0.03m | 1:03PM-0.10m | 1:27AM-0.14m | 1:45PM-0.08m | 2:11AM-0.13m | 2:28PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 12 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 100 | 101 | 85 | 90 | 62 | 67 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 50 | 48 | 266 | 397 | 421 | 421 | 136 | 259 | 212 | 115 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 92 | 92 | 99 | 542 | 544 | 542 | 578 | 397 | 315 | 212 |
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