Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.7° C
1.8° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
65
75
97
97
90
77
75
98
72
49
47
32
62
25
22
51
35
33
19
19
20
20
12
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
10
NW
5
E
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:49AM4.53m
7:04PM4.94m
7:31AM4.67m
7:45PM5.03m
8:09AM4.70m
8:22PM4.99m
Low Tide
00:36AM-0.10m
12:53PM-0.06m
1:19AM-0.31m
1:34PM-0.21m
2:00AM-0.37m
2:14PM-0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:35
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
23
23
26
29
27
21
20
19
19
22
23
24
24
19
18
16
16
20
23
23
22
17
Feels °C
20
21
21
22
23
26
23
20
21
20
19
21
21
22
21
18
17
14
14
16
21
22
17
12
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