Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.5° 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 1AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
SW
8
0.4
E
4
0.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
83
52
37
36
28
25
17
15
14
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
6
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
E
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:21AM2.86m
2:19PM2.57m
2:49AM2.78m
3:55PM2.64m
4:17AM2.88m
Low Tide
6:02PM1.23m
7:19AM1.18m
7:55PM1.41m
9:13AM1.14m
9:36PM1.29m
10:18AM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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5:58
5:56
5:54
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8:21
8:22
8:23
8:25
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
9
9
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
15
8
8
7
6
6
6
9
10
11
12
11
11
9
9
9
7
8
10
10
8
8
8
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
Energy kJ
19
18
18
16
36
28
15
15
10
6
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
16
15
15
14
8
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
Energy kJ
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
E
4
Energy kJ
130
83
52
37
25
17
9
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
81
86
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
81
86
86
86
73
64
73
81
73
153
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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