Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
16.4°C
2.4° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 7AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (24 Oct)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (24 Oct)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
9
3
SW
8
4.5
SW
9
4.5
SW
10
5
SW
11
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
2
SSW
7
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1288
1087
674
541
1008
3040
4392
5640
4221
3500
3025
2460
2241
1813
2991
551
517
384
350
951
1145
1225
1475
1994
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
40
SW
50
SW
65
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
45
W
50
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
40
SSW
40
S
50
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:51AM4.21m
5:02PM4.47m
5:26AM4.53m
5:39PM4.73m
6:00AM4.78m
6:15PM4.90m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.63m
11:07AM0.61m
11:28PM0.24m
11:46AM0.22m
00:06AM-0.06m
12:25PM-0.08m
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light rain
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mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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clear
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clear
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clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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7:54
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Temp °C
12
12
13
12
13
15
16
16
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
11
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
4
5
6
5
3
4
5
5
1
2
1
1
3
4
5
7
7
5
3
7
9
10
10
8
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