Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 7PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 29 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:44AM4.65m | 8:57PM4.82m | 9:18AM4.50m | 9:32PM4.57m | 9:52AM4.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM-0.05m | 3:15AM-0.02m | 3:29PM0.22m | 3:51AM0.33m | 4:06PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | — | W 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 10 | W 10 | S 18 | W 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 29 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 164 | 484 | 500 | 459 | 297 | 419 | 356 | 365 | 484 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 269 | 287 | 928 | 786 | 174 |
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