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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 Saturday 16 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
12.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bantham today?
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 2AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | |
13 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 119 | 54 | 81 | 105 | 195 | 192 | 147 | 129 | 89 | 83 | 294 | 78 | 77 | 60 | 69 | 159 | 261 | 263 | 309 | 423 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 5:52PM4.84m | 6:14AM4.86m | 6:36PM4.96m | 7:00AM4.86m | 7:22PM4.97m | 7:49AM4.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM-0.14m | 12:47PM-0.22m | 1:11AM-0.29m | 1:32PM-0.22m | 1:57AM-0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 19 | S 16 | W 14 | S 18 |
 kJ | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 51 | 43 | 81 | 105 | 195 | 192 | 147 | 129 | 89 | 83 | — | 78 | 44 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | S 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | W 16 | — | S 18 | W 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 54 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | — | SW 16 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 119 | — | 32 | 32 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 41 | 62 | 49 | 294 | 43 | 77 | 60 | 69 | 159 | 261 | 263 | 309 | 423 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 444 | 445 | 176 | 222 | 10 | 2 | 222 | 445 | 469 | 469 | 243 | 243 | 144 | 41 | 41 | 86 | 86 | 165 | 179 | 486 | 553 | 176 | 575 | 613 |
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