Surf Forecasts:
Dawlish Warren surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 12 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, ESE swell with 187 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 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dawlish Warren over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Dawlish Warren. To be straight with you, the next sixteen days are looking pretty flat. There’s no swell to speak of for the entire run. Not a single session I’d get wetsuited up for.
We start off on Saturday, 8th August, with just 0.3ft of weak little ripple from the west, an easterly breeze chopping it up. That’s a no-go. Sunday the 9th has a clean morning with a light offshore wind, but with only 0.7ft of swell, you’re basically bobbing around on a lake. It stays tiny all through the week and beyond. There's a brief uptick on Tuesday the 12th with the swell nudging 3ft to 4ft from the east-southeast, but the cross-onshore winds blow that out of the water, making it choppy and messy.
The following week is much the same story. We see some strong offshore winds later on, like on Monday the 17th with a fresh 19 mph north-westerly, but there’s only 1ft of swell to work with. Even a glassy clean surface can't make waves out of nothing. The combined energy is basically nil throughout, the highest being just 122 (moderate energy) on Wednesday the 12th, but it's wasted.
Truth is, this is one of those blank runs where the area just isn't getting any ocean energy. For a sheltered spot like Dawlish Warren, this happens. We’ll have to wait for the next weather pattern to stir something up. The forecasts can change, so keep an eye out.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | W 9 | W 7 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | S 12 | W 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | W 8 | ESE 5 | SW 10 | W 6 | SW 3 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 77 | 97 | 119 | 65 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:34PM2.87m | 3:22AM2.77m | 4:19PM2.94m | 5:09AM2.91m | 5:44PM3.24m | 6:21AM3.21m | 6:43PM3.60m | 7:14AM3.50m | 7:31PM3.91m | 7:58AM3.72m | 8:13PM4.11m | 8:39AM3.85m | 8:52PM4.18m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40PM1.13m | 9:21AM1.06m | 10:10PM0.97m | 10:37AM0.89m | 11:17PM0.68m | 11:36AM0.63m | 00:12AM0.37m | 12:26PM0.38m | 00:58AM0.11m | 1:10PM0.18m | 1:40AM-0.06m | 1:51PM0.06m | 2:19AM-0.12m | ||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 7 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | SW 10 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | W 6 | — | S 12 | — | — | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 5 | W 6 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | — | — | SSW 3 | NW 2 | — | SSW 3 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 13 | 77 | 97 | 119 | 65 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 149 | 149 | 496 | 265 | 170 | 146 | 265 | 149 | 473 | 229 | 75 | 82 | 82 | 56 | 48 | 170 | 50 | 112 | 212 | 82 |
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