Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.1° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 5AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
5
4
17
50
58
81
145
232
302
455
325
312
253
195
192
115
82
81
43
24
24
23
11
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
5
S
0
S
0
NNW
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06AM3.25m
3:35PM3.53m
4:10AM3.52m
4:28PM3.86m
4:56AM3.85m
5:09PM4.19m
Low Tide
9:36AM1.79m
10:14PM1.50m
10:28AM1.39m
10:55PM1.06m
11:07AM0.97m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:12
7:09
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
21
21
20
18
16
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
19
18
19
17
13
12
13
16
16
16
17
16
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