Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 44 | 64 | 69 | 108 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:01PM3.85m | 5:27AM3.80m | 5:44PM4.16m | 6:06AM4.07m | 6:20PM4.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM1.33m | 11:26PM1.09m | 11:38AM0.96m | 00:01AM0.70m | 12:12PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | E 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 4 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | E 5 | — | E 2 | E 2 | ESE 3 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 44 | 64 | 69 | 108 | 168 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 74 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 91 | 203 | 86 | 203 | 228 | 109 | 130 | 470 | 274 | 243 | 126 | 79 | 41 |
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