Bantham surf break

Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 23 May 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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bantham today?

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 4PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
154
122
117
117
105
81
76
55
46
46
46
47
49
52
53
79
120
154
151
95
90
86
83
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:58AM3.73m
00:20AM3.96m
1:07PM3.62m
1:26AM3.85m
2:10PM3.63m
2:26AM3.81m
Low Tide
5:45PM1.14m
6:31AM1.07m
6:57PM1.36m
7:47AM1.18m
8:17PM1.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:18
5:18
5:16
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:07
9:07
9:08
Temp °C
16
18
19
19
18
17
17
18
19
20
21
21
21
22
21
19
19
21
21
22
23
22
21
20
16
18
19
19
18
16
16
16
17
16
18
18
18
19
19
17
16
18
18
20
21
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
171
154
122
117
117
105
81
76
55
46
46
46
47
49
52
29
79
120
154
151
95
90
86
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
10
37
53
29
26
6
6
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
17
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
6
7
7
2
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
2
Energy kJ
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
41
41
10
0
0
0
0
0
74
74
74
0
0
0
0
74
74
74
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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