Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sidmouth today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 3PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sidmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 14 | E 6 | E 5 | W 8 | S 14 | SW 7 | ESE 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 12 | ESE 5 | S 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 6 | S 5 | W 8 | E 4 | W 8 | S 3 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:58AM3.70m | 9:13PM4.06m | 9:41AM3.69m | 9:55PM4.01m | 10:22AM3.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM0.01m | 2:06PM0.16m | 2:39AM-0.01m | 2:49PM0.19m | 3:22AM0.07m | 3:31PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 32 | — | — | 20 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | W 8 | S 14 | — | SW 7 | — | — | S 12 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | SW 3 | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | E 4 | SSE 2 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 29 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 366 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 167 | 167 | 278 | 390 | 390 | 390 | 883 | 1227 | 493 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 497 | 497 | 497 | 497 | 489 | |
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