Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 6PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1733 | 470 | 362 | 235 | 931 | 2458 | 7203 | 12859 | 10999 | 7193 | 2496 | 2815 | 1837 | 1227 | 859 | 613 | 539 | 722 | 2485 | 3783 | 5164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:41PM3.84m | 4:12AM3.87m | 4:24PM4.16m | 4:51AM4.21m | 5:02PM4.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM1.46m | 10:09PM1.06m | 10:26AM1.04m | 10:50PM0.63m | 11:07AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | -1 | -5 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 741 | 470 | 362 | 121 | 216 | — | 7203 | 12859 | 10999 | — | 2496 | — | — | 1227 | 859 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | N 5 | NW 6 | WSW 14 | WNW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1733 | — | — | 235 | 931 | 2458 | — | 61 | 228 | 7193 | 402 | 2815 | 1837 | 6 | 3 | 613 | 539 | 722 | 2485 | 3783 | 5164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 86 | 107 | 519 | 387 | 308 | 17 | 143 | 258 | 445 | 469 | 752 | 338 | 338 | 74 | 41 | 275 | 752 | 752 | 752 | 752 |
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