Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.6° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.8
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
2.2
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
18
50
46
54
52
43
58
92
143
252
261
181
136
99
133
219
928
1059
1105
760
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
45
W
40
W
30
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:20PM4.44m
6:40AM4.31m
6:51PM4.66m
7:10AM4.50m
7:20PM4.81m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.61m
00:34AM0.36m
12:45PM0.30m
1:07AM0.07m
1:19PM0.07m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
 mm
2
5
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
16
18
18
17
17
16
18
18
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
17
18
17
16
15
16
15
14
13
10
12
12
13
13
11
14
11
10
11
12
12
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