Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 5 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 141 | 96 | 94 | 57 | 53 | 52 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 56 | 64 | 82 | 97 | 97 | 101 | 50 | 49 | 80 | 75 | 116 | 287 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:54PM4.28m | 7:08AM4.39m | 7:29PM4.09m | 7:45AM4.20m | 8:07PM3.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM0.40m | 1:22AM0.57m | 1:43PM0.59m | 1:55AM0.77m | 2:19PM0.82m | 2:31AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | |  | | | |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | 4:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | E 5 |
| kJ | 170 | 141 | 96 | 94 | 57 | 53 | 52 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 56 | 64 | 82 | 97 | 97 | 101 | 50 | 49 | 80 | 75 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 44 | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 116 | 287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 126 | 184 | 87 | 243 | 243 | 479 | 548 |
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