Sidmouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.68° N 3.24° W

Sidmouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sidmouth sea temperature is
19.1° C
2.6° 

Sidmouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sidmouth today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 4PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
1.1
SW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
16
28
31
24
22
91
21
16
30
19
17
5
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:01AM3.39m
11:12PM3.50m
11:39AM3.26m
11:53PM3.29m
12:23PM3.09m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.39m
4:43AM0.32m
5:00PM0.56m
5:29AM0.54m
5:52PM0.79m
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:52
8:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
22
23
22
18
17
16
16
18
20
20
19
15
14
14
14
17
20
20
19
15
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
16
16
15
12
12
13
14
12
12
11
12
12
12
15
14
14
12
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