Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 09 May 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (10 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (10 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.7
ESE
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
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
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
29
1
1
30
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:33AM2.81m
1:15PM2.56m
1:36AM2.78m
2:28PM2.61m
2:47AM2.83m
Low Tide
5:16PM1.20m
6:09AM1.20m
6:30PM1.37m
7:49AM1.20m
8:18PM1.35m
9:13AM1.00m
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:47
8:49
1
Temp °C
18
16
14
11
9
8
11
14
14
11
9
7
6
6
11
12
13
12
8
6
6
7
11
14
15
14
10
7
3
1
3
7
8
5
4
3
2
3
7
7
7
6
4
2
2
3
7
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
1.3
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
17
16
12
30
2
2
2
157
92
73
89
86
66
37
16
9
4
2
1
1
1
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
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
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.3
NE
2
0.6
NE
3
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
17
29
1
6
144
215
205
247
5
8
9
4
2
2
3
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
279
165
311
325
342
312
325
807
432
442
382
124
124
35
35
143
321
321
374
323
323
316
456
807
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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