Bantham surf break

Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 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
11.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bantham today?

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 12PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121211111111111110101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17653352601042945822694568512458366352322256210202146114867756563838
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
4.87
6:25PM
4.89
6:40AM
5.03
7:01PM
5.03
7:19AM
5.05
7:38PM
5.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
-0.26
12:48AM
-0.26
1:09PM
-0.41
1:29AM
-0.40
1:49PM
-0.40
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:18-------6:16-------6:15------
Sunset-----8:12-------8:13-------8:15--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C11111211111010998101212111099891011111010
Feels °C (?)657676755467777554456765
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