Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 65 | 75 | 97 | 97 | 90 | 77 | 75 | 98 | 72 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 62 | 25 | 22 | 51 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49AM4.53m | 7:04PM4.94m | 7:31AM4.67m | 7:45PM5.03m | 8:09AM4.70m | 8:22PM4.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM-0.10m | 12:53PM-0.06m | 1:19AM-0.31m | 1:34PM-0.21m | 2:00AM-0.37m | 2:14PM-0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
47 | 65 | 75 | 97 | 97 | 90 | 77 | 75 | 98 | 72 | 49 | 47 | 32 | — | 25 | 9 | 51 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | E 4 | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | S 13 | — | W 3 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
2 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | ESE 4 | — | S 4 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
24 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 146 | 222 | 86 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 222 | 86 | 146 | 111 | 15 | 132 | 136 | 256 | 268 | 288 | 288 | 230 |
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