Sidmouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.68° N 3.24° W

Sidmouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sidmouth sea temperature is
19.0° C
2.4° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 3PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.1
S
12
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
S
12
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
10
0.5
E
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
3
3
1
3
0
2
2
2
10
3
2
2
2
2
6
24
44
50
49
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
NW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
S
10
S
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:28AM2.70m
4:24PM2.88m
5:13AM2.85m
5:47PM3.19m
6:23AM3.15m
6:45PM3.54m
Low Tide
9:22AM1.04m
10:11PM0.96m
10:38AM0.88m
11:19PM0.68m
11:37AM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
22
25
26
24
17
15
15
16
20
24
24
23
21
20
18
17
20
21
21
23
22
Feels °C
16
15
20
21
22
19
14
14
14
16
19
23
22
22
20
17
15
17
18
17
17
20
19
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