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Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 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
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sidmouth today?
The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 4PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Sidmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 4 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 13 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | |
1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 63 | 121 | 102 | 82 | 104 | 86 | 69 | 50 | 83 | 86 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:40AM3.78m | 8:03PM3.92m | 8:28AM3.81m | 8:48PM3.93m | 9:16AM3.72m | 9:34PM3.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM-0.09m | 1:27AM-0.13m | 1:45PM-0.06m | 2:11AM-0.11m | 2:27PM0.07m | 2:56AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | 9:00 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | W 15 | — | W 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 19 | 14 | 4 | — | 6 | 29 | 65 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 63 | 121 | 102 | 82 | 104 | 86 | 69 | 50 | 83 | 86 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 382 | 406 | 406 | 297 | 278 | 112 | 112 | 134 | 134 | 117 | 106 | 164 | 508 | 489 | 543 | 543 | 570 | 590 | 406 | 267 | 267 | 547 | 222 |
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