Surf Forecasts:
Dawlish Warren surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, ESE swell with 157 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dawlish Warren this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Dawlish Warren in the next 16 days are 1.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 7s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dawlish Warren over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Dawlish Warren has in store.
To be straight with you, this 16-day window is a quiet one. The early days through the first week are a write-off for any proper wave riding. We’ve got a long gap before anything remotely rideable shows up. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is 6° warmer than average for the time of year – that’s very unusual, so you’ll be in for a warm one if you get in.
Starting from Monday the 6th and right through to the end of the first week, it’s flat or tiny, mostly with poor surf conditions. There’s a little bump on Friday the 10th with a 2ft easterly swell but it’s short-period at 4 seconds and the wind is cross-shore, so it’s messy. Saturday the 11th sees similar small, weak energy.
The only real standout in this whole outlook lands on Friday the 17th. It’s still small, with a 3ft swell from the southwest, but the period picks up to 7 seconds. The big win here is the wind – it goes offshore from the north in the morning, and then light offshore from the NNW in the afternoon. That’ll give clean, lined-up waves. The combined swell energy is weak (75) but with offshore wind at a sheltered spot like Dawlish Warren, it’ll be the best we get. The break is inconsistent and only works on a SSW swell direction, so it’s a gamble, but the conditions will be right. It’s a beginner-friendly size too.
Saturday the 18th has a similar 3ft swell from the SSW, but the wind goes cross-off then cross-shore, so it won’t be as clean. The following Sunday the 19th is glassy with no wind and tiny 1ft waves – good for a longboard if you’re desperate.
Overall, don’t plan a trip around this. Friday the 17th is your best chance for a few clean, small waves.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | SW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | NE 2 | W 10 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 81 | 65 | 73 | 57 | 42 | 0 | 123 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | off | cross | on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:29AM3.21m | 11:39PM3.42m | 12:11PM3.15m | 00:21AM3.30m | 12:58PM3.08m | 1:12AM3.16m | 1:54PM3.02m | 2:14AM3.04m | 3:03PM3.00m | 3:35AM2.99m | 4:28PM3.10m | 5:07AM3.07m | 5:47PM3.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.67m | 5:14AM0.54m | 5:29PM0.80m | 6:05AM0.66m | 6:28PM0.94m | 7:10AM0.79m | 7:44PM1.03m | 8:26AM0.85m | 9:06PM0.98m | 9:42AM0.79m | 10:20PM0.80m | 10:46AM0.65m | 11:21PM0.55m | ||||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | W 10 | ESE 4 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 16 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 19 | 81 | 65 | 73 | 57 | 42 | 123 | 123 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 150 | 150 | 151 | 170 | 85 | 82 | 151 | 82 | 139 | 144 | 82 | 75 | 75 | 82 | 82 | 94 | 82 | 494 | 169 | 280 |
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