Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.6° C
2.7° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 7PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.5
SW
3
0.1
SW
13
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
5
W
5
NW
5
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
SE
10
SW
15
WNW
20
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:46AM4.59m
8:04PM4.96m
8:34AM4.57m
8:49PM4.92m
9:18AM4.48m
9:33PM4.76m
Low Tide
1:52PM-0.12m
2:20AM-0.28m
2:36PM-0.08m
3:04AM-0.17m
3:18PM0.09m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:19
9:17
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
24
23
22
21
21
21
22
23
21
21
21
21
20
18
21
22
21
23
21
Feels °C
18
19
21
23
21
20
19
20
21
20
19
18
20
18
17
16
19
19
20
21
17
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