Sidmouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.68° N 3.24° W

Sidmouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sidmouth sea temperature is
19.5° C
4.0° 

Sidmouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sidmouth today (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 5AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
6
0.1
S
16
0.8
E
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
14
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.4
ESE
5
0.1
S
13
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
W
8
0.4
E
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
5
38
1
1
4
0
39
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
6
8
3
2
1
0
0
1
3
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
5
S
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
SE
10
SSE
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
15
SSE
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:30PM3.99m
8:58AM3.70m
9:13PM4.06m
9:41AM3.69m
9:55PM4.01m
10:22AM3.60m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.20m
1:54AM0.01m
2:06PM0.16m
2:39AM-0.01m
2:49PM0.19m
3:22AM0.07m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:19
9:17
9:16
 mm
Temp °C
25
23
22
21
19
16
21
25
25
26
24
21
19
19
23
26
23
25
23
20
17
16
21
25
Feels °C
23
22
22
19
16
12
17
22
23
25
23
20
19
19
22
23
19
21
21
17
14
12
18
23
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