Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 170 | 173 | 123 | 156 | 64 | 48 | 90 | 90 | 96 | 115 | 71 | 201 | 214 | 81 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 81 | 140 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:05AM4.40m | 9:23PM4.24m | 9:39AM4.13m | 9:59PM3.89m | 10:19AM3.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM0.53m | 3:46AM0.75m | 4:04PM0.92m | 4:19AM1.15m | 4:41PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 191 | 170 | 173 | 123 | — | 64 | — | — | 19 | 31 | 30 | 71 | — | — | 70 | 102 | 101 | 99 | — | — | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 156 | 16 | 48 | 90 | 90 | 96 | 115 | 29 | 201 | 214 | 81 | 83 | 69 | 26 | 81 | 140 | 144 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 196 | 150 | 165 | 41 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 143 | 150 | 34 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 176 |
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