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Bantham Surf Forecast
/ Devon (South) (16 surf breaks) /
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Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bantham today?
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | NW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | |
102 | 85 | 71 | 159 | 135 | 96 | 68 | 47 | 32 | 16 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 16 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:39PM3.99m | 3:54AM4.26m | 4:25PM4.32m | 4:41AM4.53m | 5:09PM4.61m | 5:27AM4.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.93m | 10:29AM0.51m | 10:52PM0.51m | 11:17AM0.17m | 11:40PM0.14m | 12:02PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 159 | 135 | 96 | 68 | 47 | 28 | 16 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 102 | 85 | 71 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1296 | 673 | 287 | 287 | 752 | 174 | 193 | 175 | 1093 | 268 | 128 | 128 | 222 | 268 | 268 | 128 | 288 | 288 | 111 | 233 | 113 | 15 | 243 | 274 |
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