Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sidmouth today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 7AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sidmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | W 11 | W 11 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | W 8 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:15AM3.45m | 7:32PM3.85m | 8:00AM3.67m | 8:14PM4.05m | 8:40AM3.79m | 8:53PM4.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.38m | 12:27PM0.39m | 00:59AM0.13m | 1:10PM0.20m | 1:41AM-0.04m | 1:51PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | E 5 | E 6 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SW 5 | — | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 23 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | SW 3 | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | SW 5 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 26 | — | — | 40 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 87 | 95 | 81 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 142 | 279 | 279 | 112 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 23 | 134 | 123 | 112 |
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