Bantham surf break

Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 BST
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Bantham surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bantham sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bantham today?

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 3AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
15
0.3
SW
10
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
16
76
156
188
160
157
157
200
288
268
263
258
224
220
212
204
208
212
173
138
136
130
Wind (km/h)
40
E
35
E
35
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
E
35
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:36AM3.90m
11:05PM3.99m
12:01PM3.58m
00:34AM3.76m
1:34PM3.46m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.59m
4:55PM0.95m
5:34AM1.01m
6:01PM1.34m
6:54AM1.29m
7:29PM1.52m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
6:05
6:03
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8:21
8:22
8:23
Temp °C
10
10
9
10
11
11
12
11
10
9
8
9
11
11
10
11
10
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
2
3
2
2
2
3
5
3
3
2
1
1
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
5
6
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
Energy kJ
6
5
16
76
156
188
160
157
157
200
288
268
263
258
224
220
212
204
208
212
173
138
136
130
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.7
SW
12
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
152
4
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
4
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
4
1.1
E
4
1
E
4
1
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
43
34
27
33
40
36
33
33
27
23
23
24
27
26
13
7
7
3
3
2
2
1
16
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
262
230
228
236
212
148
90
203
90
75
74
203
172
74
74
0
0
0
0
74
74
74
28
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
4
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