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Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 11 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sidmouth today?
The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 12AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sidmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 18 | SW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 8 | W 12 | W 3 | S 16 | SW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:28PM2.61m | 2:47AM2.83m | 3:43PM2.78m | 4:00AM2.99m | 4:49PM3.05m | 5:04AM3.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM1.35m | 9:13AM1.00m | 9:36PM1.12m | 10:09AM0.71m | 10:30PM0.81m | 10:56AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 6 | W 7 |
 kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 5 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 7 | SW 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | W 13 | — | W 12 | S 16 | — | SW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 15 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 321 | 497 | 313 | 176 | 186 | 323 | 186 | 408 | 408 | 492 | 388 | 382 | 442 | 444 | 809 | 877 | 787 | 787 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 806 | 806 | 390 |
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