Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the E by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 51 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:45AM3.34m | 1:25PM3.34m | 2:06AM3.22m | 2:48PM3.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM1.73m | 6:49AM1.86m | 7:55PM1.95m | 8:49AM1.93m | 9:47PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 51 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | W 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SW 13 | W 10 | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | ESE 2 | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 161 | 365 | 111 | 111 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 74 | 91 | 130 | 86 | 81 | 15 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 81 |
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