Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.6° 

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 (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), 7s period with SSW 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 5PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.4
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
5
5
5
5
10
17
28
31
58
52
52
61
75
111
135
195
277
243
173
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
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
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
20
18
19
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
18
17
15
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
13
11
14
15
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