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Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bantham surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bantham sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bantham today?
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 3AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3247 | 2940 | 4427 | 3493 | 3280 | 6168 | 6692 | 6288 | 5419 | 4748 | 3939 | 3156 | 2201 | 1845 | 1376 | 1031 | 763 | 1581 | 458 | 408 | 383 | 536 | 752 | 763 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:52PM 3.67 | 11:09AM 3.87 | 11:51PM 3.56 | 12:08PM 3.71 | 12:49AM 3.53 | 1:05PM 3.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:40AM 1.25 | 5:22PM 1.20 | 5:45AM 1.49 | 6:31PM 1.37 | 7:03AM 1.59 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
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