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Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.8° 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 5AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Sidmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | S 13 | — | — | S 13 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 13 | W 16 | W 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:52AM3.66m | 7:18PM3.80m | 7:40AM3.78m | 8:03PM3.92m | 8:28AM3.81m | 8:48PM3.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.20m | 12:21PM-0.01m | 00:44AM-0.02m | 1:03PM-0.09m | 1:27AM-0.13m | 1:45PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | W 15 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 374 | 374 | 378 | 279 | 279 | 65 | 64 | 224 | 284 | 406 | 272 | 222 | 222 | 134 | 116 | 85 | 166 | 117 | 85 | 117 |
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