Sidmouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.68° N 3.24° W

Sidmouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sidmouth sea temperature is
19.2° C
2.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 2PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.4
SW
6
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
WSW
2
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
22
21
18
13
7
5
2
4
3
3
3
12
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
1
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
20
SSW
10
S
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
on
off
High Tide
11:39AM3.26m
11:53PM3.29m
12:23PM3.09m
00:42AM3.05m
1:19PM2.91m
Low Tide
4:43AM0.32m
5:00PM0.56m
5:29AM0.54m
5:52PM0.79m
6:27AM0.80m
7:04PM1.02m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
5:43
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:50
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
18
19
20
19
15
14
14
13
17
20
20
20
15
13
13
12
16
20
20
21
17
Feels °C
15
14
12
14
15
13
12
11
12
11
13
16
17
15
12
11
11
10
14
17
15
19
14
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