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Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sidmouth today?
The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 9AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Sidmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | W 12 | ESE 4 | W 12 | SW 12 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 11 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | W 10 | S 16 | ESE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | |
10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:20AM2.82m | 4:15PM2.79m | 4:32AM2.85m | 5:14PM2.94m | 5:30AM2.94m | 6:00PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM0.98m | 9:55PM1.14m | 10:20AM0.87m | 10:43PM0.98m | 11:01AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 18 | W 6 | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 |
 kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 64 | 54 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 18 | W 11 | S 18 | — | W 10 | W 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | S 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 81 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 81 | 81 | 94 | 95 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 95 | 86 | 142 | 146 | 86 | 146 | 127 |
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