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Bantham Surf Forecast
/ Devon (South) (16 surf breaks) /
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Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 14 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bantham surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bantham sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bantham today?
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | |
154 | 123 | 72 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:25PM4.32m | 4:41AM4.53m | 5:09PM4.61m | 5:27AM4.74m | 5:52PM4.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.51m | 10:52PM0.51m | 11:17AM0.17m | 11:40PM0.14m | 12:02PM-0.09m | 00:25AM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | |  | |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | 8:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 154 | 123 | 72 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | W 15 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | — | W 16 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 10 | 174 | 752 | 1089 | 1360 | 128 | 128 | 151 | 230 | 230 | 161 | 288 | 459 | 233 | 75 | 86 | 85 | 176 | 438 | 365 | 113 | 176 | 165 |
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