- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 31 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
16.0° C
(Which is 3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sidmouth today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 7PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Sidmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 4 | |
8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 34 | 48 | 140 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 8 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:33AM3.19m | 7:48PM3.38m | 8:08AM3.23m | 8:22PM3.41m | 8:42AM3.22m | 8:56PM3.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.52m | 1:12AM0.47m | 1:22PM0.50m | 1:45AM0.45m | 1:55PM0.51m | 2:19AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | | |  | |  | |  |  |  | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | 9:17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | S 14 | S 14 | W 11 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | W 10 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 12 | SW 7 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 17 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 14 | S 14 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | S 13 | — | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 5 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 2 | W 3 | SW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 34 | 48 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 85 | 65 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 141 | 164 | 113 | 93 | 23 | 91 | 254 | 357 | 357 | 357 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 207 |
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Sidmouth surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest