
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 12 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | 43 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 60 | 40 | 35 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:18PM3.66m | 4:48AM3.61m | 5:15PM3.87m | 5:41AM3.80m | 6:03PM4.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM1.35m | 11:20AM1.23m | 11:46PM1.07m | 12:00PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | S 12 | — | W 9 | W 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
— | 38 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 60 | 40 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | W 9 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | W 12 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
51 | 43 | 28 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 14 | 26 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 754 | 754 | 754 | 165 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 221 | 474 | 222 | 230 | 111 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
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