Bantham surf break

Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 30 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
15.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bantham today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 7AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (30 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (30 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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)
1
1
1
1
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)
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
88
74
74
74
45
85
154
294
341
289
336
289
289
280
407
313
256
251
247
149
101
214
251
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:28AM4.09m
5:47PM4.26m
6:06AM4.17m
6:23PM4.34m
6:43AM4.20m
7:00PM4.37m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.74m
12:00PM0.67m
00:21AM0.62m
12:35PM0.61m
00:56AM0.55m
1:10PM0.59m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:14
9:15
9:15
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
17
18
17
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
13
12
13
14
14
15
14
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.7
SW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
47
88
74
74
74
45
46
154
294
341
289
336
289
289
280
407
313
256
251
247
149
101
184
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
7
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
WSW
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
8
25
10
24
21
18
85
45
23
37
37
36
8
19
20
8
8
8
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
25
7
5
4
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
Energy kJ
3
4
6
9
8
7
11
13
19
51
214
251
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
10
41
58
15
41
41
76
41
41
141
141
15
10
41
75
75
75
75
126
75
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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