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Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 15 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sidmouth today?
The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 10PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sidmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 14 | SSW 4 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | |
4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 28 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:32PM3.61m | 6:52AM3.66m | 7:18PM3.80m | 7:40AM3.78m | 8:03PM3.92m | 8:28AM3.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.20m | 12:21PM-0.01m | 00:44AM-0.02m | 1:03PM-0.09m | 1:27AM-0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 12 | — | — |
 kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | W 9 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | W 15 | — | — | W 14 | SW 6 | SW 14 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | W 9 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 28 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 467 | 425 | 286 | 166 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 374 | 379 | 374 | 279 | 279 | 65 | 65 | 224 | 284 | 284 | 406 | 284 | 188 | 191 | 112 | 85 | 85 |
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