Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.7° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.7
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
24
29
39
38
37
49
47
47
65
75
97
97
90
77
55
54
52
49
47
32
78
25
23
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
SW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:00AM4.31m
6:19PM4.73m
6:49AM4.53m
7:04PM4.94m
7:31AM4.67m
7:45PM5.03m
Low Tide
11:49PM0.25m
12:08PM0.21m
00:36AM-0.10m
12:53PM-0.06m
1:19AM-0.31m
1:34PM-0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:38
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
22
26
27
27
25
24
24
23
26
27
30
26
20
19
18
18
21
23
23
23
19
Feels °C
17
16
16
18
22
22
24
22
22
21
21
24
23
25
22
20
19
18
18
21
21
21
20
19
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