Sidmouth Surf Break

Sidmouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.68° N 3.24° W

Issued: 6 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sidmouth sea temperature is
18.2° C

3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 10PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
10 AM
1 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:28PM3.52m
10:53AM3.20m
11:03PM3.45m
11:31AM3.15m
11:41PM3.35m
12:13PM3.09m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.52m
3:51AM0.42m
3:59PM0.57m
4:30AM0.46m
4:41PM0.67m
5:14AM0.54m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:27
9:27
9:25
 mm
Temp °C
24
20
16
15
15
15
20
24
26
25
20
18
17
17
22
25
27
27
21
18
17
17
23
27
Feels °C
21
16
15
14
15
14
20
22
24
22
18
17
16
16
20
22
24
24
19
16
15
16
21
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
6
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
279
321
278
112
73
106
123
126
126
126
161
129
140
110
142
166
166
167
119
119
119
110
142
186
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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