Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.8° C
1.9° 

Bantham surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bantham today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 11AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
1
W
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
W
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
41
46
46
32
32
25
19
42
30
30
11
30
39
28
32
53
151
180
213
222
181
133
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:52AM4.30m
10:08PM4.26m
10:30AM4.04m
10:49PM3.92m
11:14AM3.76m
Low Tide
4:06PM0.57m
4:25AM0.73m
4:42PM0.97m
5:02AM1.15m
5:22PM1.37m
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:27
8:24
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
21
21
19
17
17
16
16
17
19
20
19
17
16
16
16
18
19
20
19
15
Feels °C
16
17
18
17
16
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
15
14
12
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