Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 10PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | 59 | 53 | 99 | 151 | 217 | 222 | 213 | 222 | 188 | 161 | 124 | 76 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:49PM3.92m | 11:14AM3.76m | 11:39PM3.59m | 12:11PM3.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.97m | 5:02AM1.15m | 5:22PM1.37m | 5:44AM1.54m | 6:15PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 |
10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 188 | 161 | 124 | 76 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 |
— | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 10 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | NNW 3 |
27 | 59 | 53 | 99 | 151 | 217 | 222 | 213 | 222 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 573 | 163 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 144 | 165 | 273 | 222 | 132 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 128 | 111 | 102 |
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