Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 5PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 15 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 33 | 39 | 46 | 217 | 715 | 2515 | 1756 | 1388 | 1429 | 1547 | 1459 | 1278 | 1132 | 1060 | 1280 | 811 | 1836 | 1459 | 1167 | 846 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:35AM4.91m | 7:50PM4.95m | 8:08AM4.86m | 8:26PM4.78m | 8:44AM4.68m | 9:06PM4.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM-0.25m | 2:25AM-0.22m | 2:44PM-0.13m | 3:04AM0.03m | 3:26PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | E 6 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 169 | 1942 | 1756 | — | — | — | — | 1278 | 1132 | 1060 | 1154 | 703 | 1836 | 1459 | 1167 | 846 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | ENE 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 6 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | 1280 | 811 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 39 | 46 | 217 | 715 | 2515 | — | 1388 | 1429 | 1547 | 1459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 664 | 753 | 753 | 177 | 479 | 113 | 41 | 86 | 165 | 169 | 152 | 86 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 86 | 41 | 74 |
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