Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.9° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 4PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
6
1.1
SW
4
1.4
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
7
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2
WSW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
SW
8
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
41
107
133
112
92
90
183
297
1044
1531
1751
1100
695
460
300
311
257
200
336
416
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
50
SW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:51PM4.66m
7:10AM4.50m
7:20PM4.81m
7:38AM4.62m
7:48PM4.88m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.30m
1:07AM0.07m
1:19PM0.07m
1:40AM-0.12m
1:52PM-0.06m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:05
 mm
1
15
2
4
1
1
4
2
3
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
20
18
17
17
16
17
18
19
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
10
15
12
12
13
13
15
15
14
12
12
10
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