Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 8AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.2
W
6
1
W
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
223
150
168
177
172
121
75
57
112
79
7
20
25
10
5
4
3
6
3
3
4
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:23AM4.18m
10:42PM4.24m
11:14AM4.02m
11:40PM4.01m
12:19PM3.86m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.42m
4:50PM0.66m
5:17AM0.70m
5:41PM0.94m
6:13AM1.01m
6:48PM1.20m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:51
8:50
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
17
19
20
18
16
16
15
15
17
19
20
19
15
14
14
13
15
16
17
18
17
Feels °C
16
14
12
12
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
13
12
15
13
14
16
16
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