Sidmouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.68° N 3.24° W

Sidmouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sidmouth sea temperature is
19.1° C
2.6° 

Sidmouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sidmouth today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 1AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
32
26
27
21
22
21
12
12
16
5
2
4
3
3
3
1
3
3
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:12PM3.50m
11:39AM3.26m
11:53PM3.29m
12:23PM3.09m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.39m
4:43AM0.32m
5:00PM0.56m
5:29AM0.54m
5:52PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:52
8:50
 mm
Temp °C
23
21
18
17
17
15
17
19
20
19
15
14
14
13
17
19
21
19
15
Feels °C
19
16
16
16
15
11
11
14
14
13
12
11
12
12
12
14
16
14
12
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