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Dawlish Warren surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 12 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, E swell with 64 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 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dawlish Warren over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's chew the fat on Dawlish Warren for the next couple weeks. I gotta be honest, my heart sinks looking at this forecast. It’s a flat spell, and a long one. For an area like this, a blank run is pretty normal, and as painful as it is to say, there’s nothing worth paddling out for.
Right now through Thursday, August 11th, we’ve got tiny, weak windswell. Tuesday afternoon brings a pathetic 3ft from the ESE with a short, 5-second period and a combined energy of just 41. The wind is a messy cross-onshore, so it’s choppy junk. Not a single wave worth paddling for. The water temp is sittin’ at 67°F, which is a solid 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year, so the anomaly is notable, but you won’t feel it if you’re just standing on the beach staring at flat water.
Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th are more of the same – tiny scrapes of swell, under 3ft, with weak energy readings. Thursday morning on the 13th actually goes glassy but with a 0.3ft swell. You’d need a magnifying glass to see it. That pattern just drags on. From Friday the 14th all the way through to Sunday the 24th of August, the wave heights are basically zero or a measly 0.3ft to 1ft. We’re talking a solid ten-day stretch with nothing. The combined energy barely cracks double digits most days.
There is one moment that catches the eye, though. It’s a long way off, but on Monday the 24th of August, the data throws up a pulse of 5ft from the southwest. The period is a short 5 seconds, but the combined energy jumps to 134 – that’s moderate power. It’s being flagged as poor surf conditions though, and with a strong cross-offshore wind from the NE at 25 mph, it’s gonna be a clean but blown-out mess. That short period means the waves will be fat and crumbly, not the nice lined-up stuff you want. It might look more interesting for the kite surfers than for a traditional paddle surfer.
And for the rest of the run up to Wednesday the 26th, we see a few glimmers of 3ft and 4ft, but always with an onshore wind or a glass-off on a flat ocean. There’s just no quality on offer. The forecast can change, and around here it doesn’t tend to stay this poor forever, but for this window, I’d hang the board up and find something else to do.
Stay salty.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | W 8 | SSW 3 | W 10 | W 6 | — | W 8 | NNE 3 | W 7 | W 8 | ENE 4 | SSW 2 | W 7 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 5 |
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 kJ | 38 | 25 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 6:43PM3.60m | 7:14AM3.50m | 7:31PM3.91m | 7:58AM3.72m | 8:13PM4.11m | 8:39AM3.85m | 8:52PM4.18m | 9:16AM3.87m | 9:28PM4.11m | 9:51AM3.79m | 10:02PM3.94m | 10:23AM3.64m | 10:34PM3.68m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.37m | 12:26PM0.38m | 00:58AM0.11m | 1:10PM0.18m | 1:40AM-0.06m | 1:51PM0.06m | 2:19AM-0.12m | 2:29PM0.05m | 2:55AM-0.06m | 3:06PM0.13m | 3:30AM0.09m | 3:42PM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 6 | W 11 | SW 10 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | W 8 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | W 7 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 6 | — | W 6 | SW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | W 6 | — | W 8 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | SSW 2 | NW 2 | — | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | 38 | 25 | 43 | 24 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 82 | 75 | 82 | 56 | 50 | 265 | 56 | 115 | 300 | 151 | 207 | 207 | 238 | 494 | 300 | 538 | 453 | 380 | 85 |
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