Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 3AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 43 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 143 | 55 | 18 | 40 | 59 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:18AM4.50m | 9:32PM4.57m | 9:52AM4.30m | 10:08PM4.26m | 10:30AM4.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM-0.02m | 3:29PM0.22m | 3:51AM0.33m | 4:06PM0.57m | 4:25AM0.73m | 4:42PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | S 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 10 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 43 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 143 | 55 | 18 | 40 | 59 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 500 | 553 | 297 | 365 | 356 | 448 | 459 | 222 | 221 | 130 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 269 | 814 | 937 | 918 | 186 | 229 | 165 | 144 | 269 | 579 | 579 |
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