Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.7° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 12AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
6
6
13
24
29
39
38
37
49
47
47
65
75
99
97
90
77
55
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
15
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:25PM4.42m
6:00AM4.31m
6:19PM4.73m
6:49AM4.53m
7:04PM4.94m
Low Tide
11:49PM0.25m
12:08PM0.21m
00:36AM-0.10m
12:53PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:38
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
18
19
22
26
27
26
25
25
24
23
26
30
29
25
20
Feels °C
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
21
22
24
23
22
21
21
24
26
24
22
19
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