Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
19
28
34
33
32
25
15
14
14
5
5
5
5
6
24
44
64
69
108
168
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ESE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:01PM3.85m
5:27AM3.80m
5:44PM4.16m
6:06AM4.07m
6:20PM4.44m
Low Tide
11:00AM1.33m
11:26PM1.09m
11:38AM0.96m
00:01AM0.70m
12:12PM0.61m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
17
20
20
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
20
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
12
15
16
16
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
18
17
15
16
13
15
15
15
16
16
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