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Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 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
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sidmouth today?
The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 11AM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Sidmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 14 | SSW 4 | SW 7 | SSW 4 | |
7 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 43 | 100 | 200 | 124 | 132 | 140 | 131 | 143 | 123 | 122 | 94 | 72 | 56 | 40 | 75 | 32 | 13 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:28AM3.81m | 8:48PM3.93m | 9:16AM3.72m | 9:34PM3.86m | 10:04AM3.55m | 10:22PM3.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM-0.13m | 1:45PM-0.06m | 2:11AM-0.11m | 2:27PM0.07m | 2:56AM0.03m | 3:11PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | 9:01 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | SSE 5 | W 15 | — | — | S 17 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 43 | 100 | 200 | 124 | 132 | 140 | 131 | 143 | 123 | 122 | 94 | 72 | 56 | 40 | 44 | 32 | 10 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 93 | 134 | 207 | 85 | 141 | 164 | 496 | 508 | 222 | 558 | 546 | 546 | 442 | 267 | 256 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 233 | 126 | 11 | 85 |
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