Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.4
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
88
82
59
51
37
56
18
31
25
27
160
170
229
400
163
160
154
240
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:43PM4.91m
7:05AM4.73m
7:16PM4.98m
7:36AM4.79m
7:48PM4.93m
Low Tide
00:58AM-0.30m
1:13PM-0.21m
1:34AM-0.32m
1:49PM-0.20m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:35
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
19
18
15
14
13
14
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
20
18
Feels °C
16
16
14
13
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
18
17
18
20
18
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