Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
16.4°C
2.4° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 5PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)16ft (5.0m)15s
Afternoon (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.9
SW
6
3
SW
8
4
SW
9
5
SW
10
5
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
4
W
12
3.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10447
3953
2345
2767
1868
1288
964
763
312
891
2783
4753
5640
3957
3500
2974
2735
2421
3937
3280
657
Wind (km/h)
70
NW
60
NW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
40
SW
50
SW
65
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
50
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:24PM4.16m
4:51AM4.21m
5:02PM4.47m
5:26AM4.53m
5:39PM4.73m
Low Tide
10:26AM1.04m
10:50PM0.63m
11:07AM0.61m
11:28PM0.24m
11:46AM0.22m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:48
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7:50
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6:52
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6:08
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6:07
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5:05
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 mm
3
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3
6
9
2
1
5
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Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
15
16
16
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
-3
-2
-1
1
3
4
5
6
6
3
4
6
6
1
1
-1
1
3
5
5
7
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