Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 12PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 777 | 1310 | 1219 | 530 | 434 | 830 | 290 | 196 | 96 | 108 | 83 | 26 | 79 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 36 | 59 | 110 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:06AM4.68m | 8:17PM4.86m | 8:35AM4.66m | 8:49PM4.75m | 9:09AM4.55m | 9:27PM4.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM-0.08m | 2:49AM-0.13m | 3:04PM0.02m | 3:26AM0.05m | 3:44PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | S 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | S 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | 653 | 596 | 530 | 434 | 370 | 290 | 196 | 96 | 108 | 83 | 26 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 777 | 1310 | 1219 | 2 | 1 | 830 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 79 | 25 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 36 | 59 | 110 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 752 | 752 | 222 | 474 | 170 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 87 | 113 | 85 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 113 | 176 | 459 | 274 | 87 | 41 |
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