Bantham surf break

Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 01 May 2026 BST
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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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bantham today?

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.1
S
15
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
41
41
41
41
42
30
30
22
21
20
19
9
9
9
9
17
8
8
7
4
11
11
33
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:03AM4.40m
6:20PM4.48m
6:34AM4.46m
6:49PM4.55m
7:05AM4.46m
7:20PM4.55m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.39m
12:27PM0.28m
00:44AM0.29m
12:59PM0.27m
1:18AM0.27m
1:31PM0.33m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:52
5:50
5:48
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8:34
8:35
8:37
1
1
7
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
13
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
29
41
41
41
41
42
30
30
22
21
20
19
4
7
9
9
9
8
8
2
1
2
1
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
3
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
8
4
2
1
4
9
9
8
8
2
2
2
4
4
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
8
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
4
0.5
W
6
0.3
W
3
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
17
1
7
3
11
11
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
15
75
76
76
76
113
85
74
74
81
81
176
126
96
86
176
176
176
176
243
113
111
69
15
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
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