Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 65 | 75 | 97 | 97 | 90 | 77 | 75 | 98 | 72 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19PM4.73m | 6:49AM4.53m | 7:04PM4.94m | 7:31AM4.67m | 7:45PM5.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM-0.10m | 12:53PM-0.06m | 1:19AM-0.31m | 1:34PM-0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 |
37 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 65 | 75 | 97 | 97 | 90 | 77 | 75 | 98 | 72 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | WSW 8 |
1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 4 | — | — | W 2 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | NNW 2 |
3 | 1 | 22 | 22 | — | 10 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 74 | 74 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 85 | 222 | 86 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 86 | 130 | 111 | 111 |
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