Sidmouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.68° N 3.24° W

Sidmouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sidmouth sea temperature is
19.3° C
2.6° 

Sidmouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sidmouth today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 5PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

Table - waves today at Sidmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
SW
3
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:00AM3.67m
8:14PM4.05m
8:40AM3.79m
8:53PM4.11m
9:17AM3.80m
9:30PM4.05m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.20m
1:41AM-0.04m
1:51PM0.08m
2:20AM-0.09m
2:29PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
24
27
29
27
20
19
18
18
23
27
28
25
19
18
17
15
20
23
25
21
16
Feels °C
24
25
27
25
19
19
18
18
22
25
26
22
17
17
15
14
16
19
22
15
11
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