Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 5PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10447 | 3953 | 2345 | 2767 | 1868 | 1288 | 964 | 763 | 312 | 891 | 2783 | 4753 | 5640 | 3957 | 3500 | 2974 | 2735 | 2421 | 3937 | 3280 | 657 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:24PM4.16m | 4:51AM4.21m | 5:02PM4.47m | 5:26AM4.53m | 5:39PM4.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM1.04m | 10:50PM0.63m | 11:07AM0.61m | 11:28PM0.24m | 11:46AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 10447 | 3953 | 2345 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1938 | 1598 | 657 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 97 | 413 | 328 | 2767 | 1868 | 1288 | 964 | 763 | 312 | 891 | 2783 | 4753 | 5640 | 3957 | 3500 | 2974 | 2735 | 2421 | 3937 | 3280 | 343 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 469 | 469 | 752 | 338 | 338 | 170 | 176 | 445 | 752 | 752 | 752 | 754 | 754 | 754 | 754 | 287 | 756 | 222 | 222 | 41 |
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