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Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bantham today?
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 924 | 796 | 785 | 774 | 682 | 653 | 1074 | 1668 | 757 | 1437 | 2262 | 2503 | 4608 | 7073 | 8694 | 16536 | 6573 | 12046 | 4421 | 5032 | 3913 | 3663 | 3301 | 3457 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:51PM 3.72 | 3:20AM 3.86 | 3:39PM 3.84 | 4:03AM 4.02 | 4:23PM 3.97 | 4:45AM 4.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:33PM 1.17 | 9:58AM 1.14 | 10:15PM 1.01 | 10:38AM 0.94 | 10:53PM 0.85 | 11:15AM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - |
| Sunset | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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