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Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sidmouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sidmouth sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sidmouth today?
The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 2AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sidmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 4 | SW 12 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 11 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | |
6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:15PM2.79m | 4:32AM2.85m | 5:14PM2.94m | 5:30AM2.94m | 6:00PM3.09m | 6:16AM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55PM1.14m | 10:20AM0.87m | 10:43PM0.98m | 11:01AM0.76m | 11:24PM0.81m | 11:38AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 18 | S 18 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
 kJ | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 39 | 39 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 18 | W 11 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 119 | 95 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 94 | 86 | 86 | 142 | 142 | 166 | 279 | 166 | 119 | 167 | 167 | 143 | 142 |
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