Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 BST
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sidmouth today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 3PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (28 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
5
0.1
S
16
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
5
10
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
10
4
4
4
4
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
0
ENE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
W
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:00PM3.09m
6:16AM3.04m
6:39PM3.21m
6:56AM3.13m
7:14PM3.31m
Low Tide
11:01AM0.76m
11:24PM0.81m
11:38AM0.66m
00:01AM0.66m
12:14PM0.58m
00:37AM0.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:07
5:07
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:12
9:13
9:14
Temp °C
19
19
21
21
18
14
13
13
15
17
19
18
15
13
12
12
15
17
18
18
15
13
14
14
19
18
19
21
18
13
11
12
13
16
18
17
13
11
9
10
14
15
15
17
13
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
29
13
9
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
5
5
5
5
10
2
2
1
4
9
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
10
2
10
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.1
SW
4
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
4
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
86
86
142
142
166
166
166
167
166
166
166
142
126
73
64
64
64
64
64
65
93
71
65
65
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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