Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.6°C
2.0° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
10
2
W
10
1.3
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.1
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
904
752
290
196
96
108
83
26
22
20
22
8
12
16
21
49
96
126
117
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:17PM4.86m
8:35AM4.66m
8:49PM4.75m
9:09AM4.55m
9:27PM4.54m
Low Tide
2:28PM-0.08m
2:49AM-0.13m
3:04PM0.02m
3:26AM0.05m
3:44PM0.23m
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:00
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
14
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