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Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 14 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 9PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 2103 | 2595 | 653 | 2346 | 932 | 1034 | 1109 | 953 | 1018 | 2041 | 807 | 818 | 840 | 840 | 918 | 918 | 818 | 796 | 785 | 682 | 682 | 663 | 578 | 479 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:05PM 3.63 | 1:43AM 3.59 | 2:00PM 3.64 | 2:33AM 3.71 | 2:51PM 3.72 | 3:20AM 3.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:44PM 1.39 | 8:16AM 1.51 | 8:44PM 1.31 | 9:12AM 1.34 | 9:33PM 1.17 | 9:58AM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - |
| Sunset | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
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