Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 5AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 699 | 1433 | 1310 | 1219 | 1086 | 904 | 813 | 290 | 196 | 96 | 108 | 83 | 81 | 93 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 80 | 128 | 95 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:06AM4.68m | 8:17PM4.86m | 8:35AM4.66m | 8:49PM4.75m | 9:09AM4.55m | 9:27PM4.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM-0.19m | 2:28PM-0.08m | 2:49AM-0.13m | 3:04PM0.02m | 3:26AM0.05m | 3:44PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | S 18 | S 17 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | 719 | 653 | 596 | 501 | 485 | 363 | 290 | 196 | 96 | 108 | 83 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 699 | 1433 | 1310 | 1219 | 1086 | 904 | 813 | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 93 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 80 | 128 | 95 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 287 | 752 | 222 | 41 | 143 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 87 | 222 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 113 | 79 | 176 | 274 | 274 | 87 | 176 |
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