Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 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 4PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.2
SSW
10
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.3
SW
10
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
5
16
15
15
14
14
14
9
145
117
80
64
50
16
37
28
18
15
14
6
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
30
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
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
10
SE
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:50AM3.00m
00:11AM3.09m
12:55PM2.72m
1:21AM2.86m
2:19PM2.57m
2:49AM2.78m
Low Tide
4:56PM0.87m
5:40AM0.94m
6:02PM1.23m
7:19AM1.18m
7:55PM1.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:03
6:01
5:58
5:56
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8:20
8:21
8:22
8:23
Temp °C
11
13
14
13
12
9
7
6
10
13
13
12
12
10
8
8
10
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
5
6
7
7
7
3
2
1
4
7
7
8
8
6
5
4
7
9
11
10
10
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
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
0.7
ESE
5
0.3
SW
10
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
3
5
16
15
15
14
14
14
9
21
19
18
18
16
49
37
28
15
11
6
6
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
3
6
6
16
15
15
15
14
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
165
190
225
200
176
206
220
190
151
145
117
80
64
50
18
9
5
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
466
414
255
81
84
81
81
81
186
98
84
86
0
64
23
64
84
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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