Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 26 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sidmouth today?

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 9PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.1
SW
8
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.2
W
8
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.8
ESE
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
3
13
9
6
5
14
6
7
6
3
3
2
5
5
4
4
45
2
3
3
7
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
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
3:55PM2.64m
4:17AM2.88m
5:07PM2.87m
5:22AM3.07m
5:56PM3.12m
6:09AM3.25m
Low Tide
9:36PM1.29m
10:18AM0.94m
10:35PM1.07m
11:02AM0.74m
11:18PM0.83m
11:38AM0.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:54
5:54
5:52
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8:23
8:25
8:28
8:29
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
11
11
13
16
17
17
15
11
9
7
9
10
12
13
11
7
6
7
12
14
10
11
10
11
8
8
11
15
15
15
12
7
4
1
3
4
6
6
4
-1
-3
-2
3
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
3
9
9
6
6
5
6
11
7
4
3
1
2
1
1
45
3
3
7
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
6
1
6
3
5
5
2
2
8
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.3
NNE
2
0.7
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
NNE
4
1.1
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.8
E
7
2
E
7
2.3
E
8
2.5
E
8
Energy kJ
8
13
9
9
11
14
1
11
24
29
28
31
8
92
165
315
422
599
889
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
86
86
86
73
73
64
73
73
81
134
143
143
279
81
119
126
119
166
117
117
127
127
134
286
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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