Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.7°C
2.1° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 12PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (30 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1
WSW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.7
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
660
512
134
257
217
355
466
715
739
1310
1150
1026
424
319
231
196
72
86
83
53
79
15
15
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:38AM4.62m
7:48PM4.88m
8:06AM4.68m
8:17PM4.86m
8:35AM4.66m
8:49PM4.75m
Low Tide
1:52PM-0.06m
2:13AM-0.19m
2:28PM-0.08m
2:49AM-0.13m
3:04PM0.02m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:02
8:00
 mm
4
1
2
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
17
16
17
16
15
16
16
15
16
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
15
13
12
11
9
10
11
11
13
11
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
16
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