Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.8° C
1.9° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 7PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
4
1
W
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
36
33
34
26
41
42
30
21
30
27
41
38
51
99
176
180
213
222
216
124
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
NW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:52AM4.30m
10:08PM4.26m
10:30AM4.04m
10:49PM3.92m
11:14AM3.76m
Low Tide
4:06PM0.57m
4:25AM0.73m
4:42PM0.97m
5:02AM1.15m
5:22PM1.37m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:27
8:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
22
22
20
17
17
16
16
18
20
20
19
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
19
15
Feels °C
19
18
18
16
14
14
14
14
17
16
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
12
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