Bantham surf break

Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 30 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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bantham today (30 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 10PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)--
Afternoon (30 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (30 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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)
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
85
154
294
341
341
365
289
289
285
407
313
256
251
273
149
101
111
119
167
162
158
234
352
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:47PM4.26m
6:06AM4.17m
6:23PM4.34m
6:43AM4.20m
7:00PM4.37m
7:20AM4.18m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.62m
12:35PM0.61m
00:56AM0.55m
1:10PM0.59m
1:31AM0.53m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:14
9:15
9:15
9:16
2
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
14
13
12
11
12
11
12
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
10
11
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.7
SW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.1
SW
15
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
45
45
154
294
341
341
365
289
289
285
407
313
256
251
8
149
101
75
58
57
56
55
7
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
WSW
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
18
85
45
23
37
37
36
8
19
20
8
20
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
8
Energy kJ
1
5
4
6
15
7
17
16
273
31
83
111
119
167
162
158
234
352
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
41
34
41
41
170
64
196
287
141
150
41
10
41
75
75
75
75
107
86
86
86
41
141
287
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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