Sidmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 BST
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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 7PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (05 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (05 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.3
ESE
5
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
W
6
0.7
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
5
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
8
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
8
25
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
NNW
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:28AM3.27m
9:41PM3.36m
10:01AM3.11m
10:15PM3.21m
10:38AM2.94m
10:54PM3.06m
Low Tide
2:46PM0.48m
3:07AM0.50m
3:16PM0.63m
3:40AM0.67m
3:49PM0.80m
4:17AM0.86m
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cloud
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5:41
5:39
5:37
5:35
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8:38
8:39
8:42
8:43
Temp °C
11
13
14
13
10
10
9
8
9
10
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
7
9
10
9
6
6
5
4
4
6
10
9
8
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.1
W
6
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
W
8
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
4
5
4
4
2
1
9
11
8
4
2
1
1
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
8
19
1
1
2
3
2
2
8
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
279
489
279
278
312
311
489
489
324
525
472
329
279
240
285
313
313
313
503
495
489
460
415
165
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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