Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.3° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
17
0.9
SW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
SW
19
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
SW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
344
455
389
312
253
195
176
115
82
81
43
40
24
23
11
10
92
390
587
641
561
522
508
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:10AM3.52m
4:28PM3.86m
4:56AM3.85m
5:09PM4.19m
5:33AM4.17m
5:44PM4.50m
Low Tide
10:14PM1.50m
10:28AM1.39m
10:55PM1.06m
11:07AM0.97m
11:30PM0.62m
11:42AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
20
20
19
17
15
14
15
16
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
18
20
20
18
15
Feels °C
17
16
17
16
18
18
17
15
12
11
13
14
16
16
17
16
17
17
16
18
20
18
16
13
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