Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sidmouth today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 4AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Sidmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 6 | W 8 | SW 5 | S 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | E 4 | E 3 | W 8 | W 8 | E 6 | E 6 | W 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:41AM3.69m | 9:55PM4.01m | 10:22AM3.60m | 10:34PM3.84m | 11:01AM3.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM-0.01m | 2:49PM0.19m | 3:22AM0.07m | 3:31PM0.31m | 4:03AM0.23m | 4:12PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | E 4 | S 3 | E 4 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 22 | 16 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | S 12 | W 8 | — | — | SW 6 | — | W 6 | W 8 | SW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | N 2 | NNE 2 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | NW 2 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 67 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 390 | 390 | 390 | 877 | 883 | 1227 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 497 | 1043 | 497 | 497 | 81 | 94 | 297 | 285 | 186 | 186 | 585 | 497 | 390 |
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