Bantham surf break

Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
10.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bantham today?

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jan)21ft (6.5m)17s
Evening (23 Jan)20ft (6.0m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
3
3
4
!
!
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.1
SW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SW
6.5
SW
6.5
SW
6
SSW
5.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
4
SW
5.5
SW
5.5
WSW
3.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)14148171717171312121615151716151515141415171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1344456985654925320221821940810690638749482948316235298359155531351356033109239122162372459838883483
Wind
(km/h)
50
ESE
35
SSE
45
SSE
55
SE
75
SE
70
SSE
55
S
60
SSE
50
SSE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
25
SSW
40
SSE
40
SE
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossononononcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
4.70
8:28PM
4.36
8:41AM
4.60
9:07PM
4.27
9:23AM
4.44
9:54PM
4.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:35PM
0.06
2:48AM
0.27
3:14PM
0.21
3:30AM
0.47
3:58PM
0.46
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise--8:02-------8:00-------7:58-----
Sunset----4:52-------4:53-------4:55---
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
14111231--11322-36211---
Temp. °C798877888887988887788777
Feels °C (?)-31-2-4-8-8-4-5-3-4-4-420-11-1-1334222
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