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Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 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
12.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sidmouth today?
The current surf forecast for Sidmouth at 8AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sidmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | ESE 5 | SW 7 | W 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | W 10 | W 9 | E 4 | E 6 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:28AM3.27m | 9:41PM3.36m | 10:01AM3.11m | 10:15PM3.21m | 10:38AM2.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.36m | 2:46PM0.48m | 3:07AM0.50m | 3:16PM0.63m | 3:40AM0.67m | 3:49PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | W 6 | E 3 | E 3 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
 kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 17 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 261 | 279 | 279 | 312 | 291 | 279 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 489 | 489 | 325 | 325 | 460 | 279 | 240 | 240 | 312 | 321 | 463 | 505 | 495 | 495 |
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