Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 1PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 199 | 208 | 213 | 218 | 216 | 425 | 124 | 90 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:14AM3.76m | 11:39PM3.59m | 12:11PM3.51m | 00:45AM3.34m | 1:25PM3.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM1.15m | 5:22PM1.37m | 5:44AM1.54m | 6:15PM1.73m | 6:49AM1.86m | 7:55PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 149 | 124 | 90 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WNW 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NE 4 | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | 163 | 199 | 208 | 213 | 218 | 216 | 425 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 176 | 165 | 143 | 506 | 222 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 111 | 86 | 15 | 15 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 105 | 102 |
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