Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 |
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25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 75 | 83 | 81 | 88 | 124 | 169 | 325 | 244 | 259 | 210 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:27AM3.80m | 5:44PM4.16m | 6:06AM4.07m | 6:20PM4.44m | 6:40AM4.31m | 6:51PM4.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.96m | 00:01AM0.70m | 12:12PM0.61m | 00:34AM0.36m | 12:45PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 5 | SW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | — | — |
25 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 4 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 5 | SE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 4 | SW 12 | W 8 | S 12 | E 4 | W 11 | S 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | E 5 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | E 2 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 |
1 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 75 | 83 | 81 | 88 | 124 | 169 | 325 | 244 | 259 | 210 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 83 | 107 | 203 | 184 | 203 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 274 | 274 | 113 | 113 | 64 | 113 | 176 | 176 | 365 | 519 | 500 | 274 | 86 |
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