Bantham surf break

Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bantham today?

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the E by Wed morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
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)
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
54
44
44
45
30
32
25
14
14
15
24
24
23
23
34
54
46
69
67
64
60
60
59
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
WNW
15
N
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
50
NE
40
ENE
50
E
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:54PM3.54m
3:13AM3.82m
3:57PM3.73m
4:10AM3.98m
4:45PM3.96m
4:54AM4.15m
Low Tide
8:59PM1.40m
9:40AM1.05m
10:04PM1.12m
10:33AM0.77m
10:52PM0.82m
11:15AM0.54m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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5:58
5:56
5:54
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8:25
8:27
8:29
8:30
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
12
12
13
15
17
16
15
13
10
8
9
10
11
12
12
8
7
8
10
12
9
8
8
9
8
8
9
12
16
14
13
8
4
1
2
3
5
6
5
0
-2
-3
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
55
54
44
44
45
30
32
25
14
14
15
24
24
23
15
15
54
46
69
67
64
60
60
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
19
8
13
12
9
5
5
5
23
34
11
10
5
5
10
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
6
6
11
10
10
4
4
3
8
2
5
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.2
ENE
4
1.3
E
4
Energy kJ
3
6
6
5
7
8
12
21
21
24
45
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
81
15
15
0
15
81
81
109
86
86
221
74
109
109
411
105
173
92
142
151
233
230
228
85
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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