
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
344 | 455 | 394 | 312 | 253 | 195 | 149 | 115 | 82 | 81 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 146 | 541 | 691 | 759 | 665 | 619 | 508 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:10AM3.52m | 4:28PM3.86m | 4:56AM3.85m | 5:09PM4.19m | 5:33AM4.17m | 5:44PM4.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM1.39m | 10:55PM1.06m | 11:07AM0.97m | 11:30PM0.62m | 11:42AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
344 | 455 | 394 | 312 | 253 | 195 | 149 | 115 | 82 | 81 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 146 | 541 | 691 | 759 | 665 | 619 | 508 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | E 4 | — |
56 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 38 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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