Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Sidmouth today?

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 9AM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)21s
Afternoon (18 Dec)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (18 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
1.5
S
0.4
SW
2.5
S
3
SSW
1
SW
1.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
S
1.8
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)872178198181010101016169456667766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8172231626301351730221831041961881604241832672144232343414380267212
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SSE
55
S
20
W
30
SSW
30
WSW
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
ononcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
3.08
5:49PM
3.00
6:07AM
3.23
6:27PM
3.12
6:43AM
3.37
7:04PM
3.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
0.79
11:09PM
0.70
11:34AM
0.65
11:45PM
0.60
12:09PM
0.53
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise--8:08-------8:10-------8:11-----
Sunset----4:07-------4:07-------4:08---
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1105-1-------------1184
Temp. °C121112121112118888101099910109101010810
Feels °C (?)1098276522224555543022254
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