Bantham surf break

Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 02 May 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
11.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bantham today?

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
25
10
9
9
8
8
8
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
5
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
10
SE
5
SE
0
SW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
10
SE
10
SW
5
W
10
NE
10
NNE
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
off
off
High Tide
6:34AM4.46m
6:49PM4.55m
7:05AM4.46m
7:20PM4.55m
7:37AM4.39m
7:51PM4.47m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.27m
1:18AM0.27m
1:31PM0.33m
1:50AM0.33m
2:03PM0.45m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
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5:50
5:48
5:46
5:45
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8:35
8:37
8:37
8:39
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
10
11
10
10
11
12
10
10
11
11
12
12
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
21
25
10
3
6
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
3
9
9
8
2
2
2
1
4
1
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
2
7
8
8
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
4
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
81
81
196
126
86
105
111
130
176
176
130
277
222
130
109
109
105
102
105
109
109
221
172
86
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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