Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.8° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 9AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
121
109
83
74
64
86
62
56
31
28
16
16
16
15
14
42
122
268
313
357
648
269
483
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:12PM3.87m
11:51AM3.78m
00:40AM3.58m
1:28PM3.64m
2:24AM3.52m
3:06PM3.77m
Low Tide
5:49AM1.15m
6:30PM1.29m
7:11AM1.45m
8:10PM1.40m
8:53AM1.40m
9:42PM1.12m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:47
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
20
19
18
18
18
16
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
12
13
12
13
14
14
15
16
15
13
14
15
16
18
18
18
18
16
13
12
14
13
13
13
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