Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sidmouth today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 1AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sidmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | W 11 | W 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:45PM3.54m | 7:15AM3.45m | 7:32PM3.85m | 8:00AM3.67m | 8:14PM4.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.38m | 12:27PM0.39m | 00:59AM0.13m | 1:10PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | ESE 5 | SW 6 | E 5 | E 6 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | 23 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | SW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | W 6 | — | W 12 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 3 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | E 5 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 38 | 35 | — | 25 | — | 64 | 43 | 30 | 24 | 20 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 505 | 186 | 119 | 86 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 99 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 142 | 279 | 279 | 117 |
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