Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 1AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the E by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 53 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:25PM3.34m | 2:06AM3.22m | 2:48PM3.36m | 3:28AM3.30m | 4:03PM3.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM1.95m | 8:49AM1.93m | 9:47PM1.80m | 10:11AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 53 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | SW 11 | ESE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SE 5 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
6 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | — | 1 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 43 | 33 | 23 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 105 | 109 | 109 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 38 | 83 | 86 | 306 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 269 | 130 |
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