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Teignmouth surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Teignmouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Teignmouth sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)Nearby Cam: 7km away, Sea Breeze Cam, sponsored by Cofton Holidays - Dawlish Webcam - 4k Webcam
How big are the waves at Teignmouth today?
The current surf forecast for Teignmouth at 9AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Teignmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 18 |
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 kJ (?) | 130 | 130 | 131 | 135 | 126 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 116 | 76 | 139 | 421 | 386 | 697 | 871 | 229 | 1002 | 1514 | 1469 | 2153 | 4791 | 1540 | 830 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:47AM 2.82 | 4:07PM 2.78 | 4:40AM 2.98 | 5:00PM 2.91 | 5:24AM 3.14 | 5:44PM 3.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:35AM 1.14 | 9:52PM 0.95 | 10:18AM 0.96 | 10:32PM 0.83 | 10:57AM 0.79 | 11:09PM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 11 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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