Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.6° 

Bantham surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bantham today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 6AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
1.1
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
2
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.9
SW
6
2.3
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
2.4
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
8
12
21
40
46
46
43
40
56
61
124
347
284
183
164
269
495
479
679
1187
1077
924
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
55
SW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:06AM4.07m
6:20PM4.44m
6:40AM4.31m
6:51PM4.66m
7:10AM4.50m
7:20PM4.81m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.70m
12:12PM0.61m
00:34AM0.36m
12:45PM0.30m
1:07AM0.07m
1:19PM0.07m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
2
1
3
1
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
16
16
18
17
18
17
16
15
16
15
15
14
12
11
14
14
13
12
11
13
9
12
11
11
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