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Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 30 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Sidmouth today?

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 8PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (30 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 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 (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.7
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
1.1
SE
1.5
SE
1.9
SE
Period(s) (?)1218187766171717171616151414888138556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)299528379265553268154183183183243169119775433281817451155126244
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
35
S
45
SSE
35
S
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
15
S
10
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
2.95
5:23AM
3.30
5:55PM
3.25
6:14AM
3.63
6:42PM
3.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48AM
0.89
10:11PM
0.81
10:49AM
0.62
11:05PM
0.58
11:40AM
0.36
11:52PM
0.37
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise7:52-------7:50-------7:48-------
Sunset--5:00-------5:01-------5:04-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-141-1------------------
Temp. °C89997888810108778889998899
Feels °C (?)4202-20023554345667664232
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