Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 7PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 26 | 41 | 42 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 27 | 41 | 38 | 51 | 99 | 176 | 180 | 213 | 222 | 216 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:52AM4.30m | 10:08PM4.26m | 10:30AM4.04m | 10:49PM3.92m | 11:14AM3.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.57m | 4:25AM0.73m | 4:42PM0.97m | 5:02AM1.15m | 5:22PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 9 | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 44 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 26 | 41 | 42 | — | — | 30 | 27 | 41 | 38 | 51 | 99 | 176 | 180 | 213 | 222 | 216 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 287 | 474 | 222 | 123 | 143 | 86 | 87 | 127 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 150 | 176 | 165 | 143 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 10 | 10 |
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