Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 29 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
16.0° C
(Which is 3.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sidmouth today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 4PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (29 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (29 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 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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)
0.1
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
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.1
W
11
0.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
10
4
4
4
4
9
9
9
8
9
8
5
5
11
2
4
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:39PM3.21m
6:56AM3.13m
7:14PM3.31m
7:33AM3.19m
7:48PM3.38m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.66m
00:01AM0.66m
12:14PM0.58m
00:37AM0.55m
12:49PM0.52m
1:12AM0.47m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:13
9:14
9:15
Temp °C
14
17
18
18
15
13
13
12
15
18
20
19
15
13
13
14
16
19
19
18
14
13
13
14
12
16
17
17
13
10
11
10
14
16
18
17
13
11
11
13
13
15
15
15
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
15
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
SW
4
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.4
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
1
9
6
6
6
5
4
1
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
1
5
5
10
2
2
4
4
9
3
9
6
9
8
4
5
5
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
11
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
4
5
4
4
1
3
3
1
8
4
4
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
2
6
4
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
166
142
126
123
64
64
64
64
64
65
65
85
65
65
80
112
93
93
93
146
65
65
73
73
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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