Sidmouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.68° N 3.24° W

Sidmouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sidmouth sea temperature is
19.3° C
2.7° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 6AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
12
6
5
6
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
SW
15
SW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:00AM3.67m
8:14PM4.05m
8:40AM3.79m
8:53PM4.11m
9:17AM3.80m
9:30PM4.05m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.13m
1:10PM0.20m
1:41AM-0.04m
1:51PM0.08m
2:20AM-0.09m
2:29PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
22
24
26
29
27
20
19
18
18
22
26
28
26
20
18
16
14
19
23
26
22
17
Feels °C
23
21
20
23
24
27
24
19
20
18
18
22
24
26
24
18
17
14
12
17
20
23
17
13
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