Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
1
SW
8
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
WSW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
7
1
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
25
15
14
14
5
5
5
5
6
5
13
19
116
136
112
105
78
61
80
145
143
121
100
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
ESE
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:27AM3.80m
5:44PM4.16m
6:06AM4.07m
6:20PM4.44m
6:40AM4.31m
6:51PM4.66m
Low Tide
11:26PM1.09m
11:38AM0.96m
00:01AM0.70m
12:12PM0.61m
00:34AM0.36m
12:45PM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:08
 mm
3
3
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
19
20
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
15
14
17
17
17
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
14
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