Bantham surf break

Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 BST
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Bantham surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bantham sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bantham today?

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 3PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
46
46
46
47
48
51
53
79
120
151
151
95
90
85
83
86
86
82
81
55
50
48
40
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:07PM3.62m
1:26AM3.85m
2:10PM3.63m
2:26AM3.81m
3:06PM3.71m
3:20AM3.84m
Low Tide
6:57PM1.36m
7:47AM1.18m
8:17PM1.39m
8:58AM1.13m
9:26PM1.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:16
5:15
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:08
9:10
Temp °C
19
21
22
23
23
23
22
21
20
22
22
22
24
24
23
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
21
18
18
20
20
21
20
20
19
18
17
19
19
21
23
23
22
21
22
23
23
21
19
18
18
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
55
46
46
46
47
48
51
49
79
120
151
151
95
90
85
83
86
86
82
81
55
50
48
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
7
10
37
53
28
26
6
1
1
1
1
7
1
1
7
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
17
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
6
7
1
2
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
SE
4
0.3
E
2
0.3
ENE
2
0.3
E
2
0.4
ENE
2
0.5
E
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
74
74
0
0
0
0
74
74
74
0
0
0
0
0
74
74
74
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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