Sidmouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.68° N 3.24° W

Sidmouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sidmouth sea temperature is
19.1° C
3.4° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 9PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
S
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
6
11
20
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
6
21
50
40
32
14
8
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
N
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
S
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:41AM3.69m
9:55PM4.01m
10:22AM3.60m
10:34PM3.84m
11:01AM3.44m
Low Tide
2:49PM0.19m
3:22AM0.07m
3:31PM0.31m
4:03AM0.23m
4:12PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:16
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
24
25
27
27
22
19
16
15
20
24
24
25
21
17
14
13
16
21
21
21
19
Feels °C
23
21
24
23
18
16
13
12
17
22
22
24
19
15
10
9
11
17
18
18
17
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