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Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 28 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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sidmouth today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 3PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Sidmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | S 16 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
29 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:00PM3.09m | 6:16AM3.04m | 6:39PM3.21m | 6:56AM3.13m | 7:14PM3.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.76m | 11:24PM0.81m | 11:38AM0.66m | 00:01AM0.66m | 12:14PM0.58m | 00:37AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | 9:14 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 29 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | S 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 86 | 142 | 142 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 167 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 142 | 126 | 73 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 93 | 71 | 65 | 65 |
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