Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sidmouth today?

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 4AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
10
1.7
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SW
12
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.3
SW
10
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
268
9
9
21
145
97
67
50
16
37
25
17
15
14
8
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
7
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
0
SSW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:11AM3.09m
12:55PM2.72m
1:21AM2.86m
2:19PM2.57m
2:49AM2.78m
3:55PM2.64m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.94m
6:02PM1.23m
7:19AM1.18m
7:55PM1.41m
9:13AM1.14m
9:36PM1.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:01
5:58
5:56
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8:21
8:22
8:23
Temp °C
10
7
6
10
13
13
12
11
10
9
8
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
13
4
2
1
4
7
7
8
7
6
6
5
7
9
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
3
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
14
14
9
9
21
19
18
18
16
49
37
15
15
11
6
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
6
6
16
15
15
14
8
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
226
268
233
178
171
145
97
67
50
25
17
2
1
1
3
4
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
81
81
81
92
196
81
86
0
64
23
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
86
86
86
86
73
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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