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Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Sidmouth today?

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.5
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)66610111010561010101010101099845677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)169103665319814113978671609568393824242213141150159374250
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
5
W
0
WSW
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
2.65
1:04AM
2.56
1:23PM
2.47
2:26AM
2.50
3:08PM
2.42
4:09AM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47PM
1.26
7:33AM
1.44
8:08PM
1.32
8:53AM
1.39
9:16PM
1.26
9:54AM
1.24
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------8:10-------8:08-------8:07-
Sunset4:30-------4:32-------4:34-------
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part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------113------------22--
Temp. °C1210991010101010865444666799889
Feels °C (?)665677887410011333124777
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