
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 10PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 7 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | 48 | 204 | 1202 | 1942 | 1552 | 1388 | 1429 | 1473 | 1983 | 1802 | 1132 | 1060 | 991 | 716 | 1537 | 1292 | 947 | 769 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:50PM4.95m | 8:08AM4.86m | 8:26PM4.78m | 8:44AM4.68m | 9:06PM4.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM-0.25m | 2:25AM-0.22m | 2:44PM-0.13m | 3:04AM0.03m | 3:26PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 6 | E 6 | SW 9 | ESE 5 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
10 | 5 | 16 | 1202 | 37 | 1552 | — | — | — | 1359 | 1278 | 1132 | 1060 | 991 | 716 | 1537 | 1292 | 947 | 769 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 8 | 19 | 138 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 437 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | S 11 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
52 | 48 | 204 | 809 | 1942 | — | 1388 | 1429 | 1473 | 1983 | 1802 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 664 | 177 | 177 | 664 | 184 | 75 | 165 | 154 | 126 | 86 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 75 | 75 |
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