Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 6PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
232
223
190
417
390
121
109
83
74
64
63
62
38
31
28
16
16
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
0
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:40AM4.06m
11:12PM3.87m
11:51AM3.78m
00:40AM3.58m
1:28PM3.64m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.94m
5:49AM1.15m
6:30PM1.29m
7:11AM1.45m
8:10PM1.40m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
11
12
11
12
14
14
14
15
16
14
13
14
16
16
17
18
17
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