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Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sidmouth today?
The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 2PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sidmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 28 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 139 | 223 | 394 | 540 | 637 | 306 | 1210 | 247 | 2909 | 2017 | 1938 | 315 | 210 | 236 | 213 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:15PM 2.72 | 4:47AM 2.92 | 5:07PM 2.85 | 5:29AM 3.08 | 5:49PM 3.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:36AM 1.12 | 9:52PM 0.94 | 10:19AM 0.95 | 10:32PM 0.82 | 10:58AM 0.79 | 11:09PM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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