Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 9AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 13 | SW 3 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 11 | NW 3 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | W 8 | W 7 | S 19 | S 19 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:34AM4.57m | 8:49PM4.92m | 9:18AM4.48m | 9:33PM4.76m | 10:01AM4.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM-0.28m | 2:36PM-0.08m | 3:04AM-0.17m | 3:18PM0.09m | 3:46AM0.07m | 4:00PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 3 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | ESE 6 | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 12 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 5 | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | S 12 | — | — | S 19 | E 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 12 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 13 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | — | — | SW 5 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | W 7 | S 19 | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | — | NE 4 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 6 | ESE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 19 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 365 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 917 | 925 | 1265 | 480 | 480 | 472 | 472 | 553 | 1106 | 553 | 553 | 90 | 75 | 243 | 228 | 130 | 130 | 606 | 553 | 365 |
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