Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 09 May 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
12.6° 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 6PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (09 May)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 Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
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)
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.7
ESE
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
23
23
22
1
1
30
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
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
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:12PM2.63m
00:33AM2.81m
1:15PM2.56m
1:36AM2.78m
2:28PM2.61m
2:47AM2.83m
Low Tide
5:16PM1.20m
6:09AM1.20m
6:30PM1.37m
7:49AM1.20m
8:18PM1.35m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
5:31
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:47
8:49
Temp °C
14
16
17
16
14
11
9
7
11
14
13
11
9
7
6
6
11
13
13
13
9
8
8
9
10
12
14
13
10
6
3
-1
3
7
6
5
4
3
2
2
7
9
9
8
6
5
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
1.3
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
3
3
3
17
17
12
30
2
2
2
154
94
94
110
113
92
70
40
18
10
2
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.3
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
7
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
31
23
23
22
1
5
120
178
198
8
14
13
7
2
1
2
1
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)
127
261
279
124
94
291
285
318
325
318
325
382
81
81
94
35
35
35
143
456
374
291
323
382
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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