Sidmouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.68° N 3.24° W

Sidmouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sidmouth sea temperature is
19.5° C
3.1° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 3PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.1
SW
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
WSW
8
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
0
2
0
13
1
1
1
7
3
2
2
4
13
32
29
32
37
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:53AM3.50m
10:03PM3.75m
10:26AM3.47m
10:37PM3.66m
11:01AM3.39m
Low Tide
3:03PM0.25m
3:29AM0.12m
3:38PM0.29m
4:04AM0.18m
4:17PM0.39m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:54
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
18
22
22
21
19
18
17
16
21
25
24
25
20
18
17
19
21
21
22
21
18
Feels °C
15
19
20
20
18
16
15
13
19
22
21
22
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
16
15
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