Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 3PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 9 | 36 | 59 | 55 | 99 | 125 | 186 | 222 | 268 | 222 | 188 | 161 | 124 | 98 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 28 | 35 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:30AM4.04m | 10:49PM3.92m | 11:14AM3.76m | 11:39PM3.59m | 12:11PM3.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.97m | 5:02AM1.15m | 5:22PM1.37m | 5:44AM1.54m | 6:15PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 188 | 161 | 124 | 98 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 28 | 35 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 31 | 8 | 36 | 59 | 55 | 99 | 125 | 186 | 222 | 268 | 222 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 126 | 353 | 222 | 573 | 573 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 144 | 165 | 143 | 506 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 222 | 15 |
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