Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.7° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sun night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
47
45
30
28
35
9
14
24
22
18
18
9
8
8
21
21
20
19
20
18
26
45
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
0
SSE
10
NNW
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:11PM3.51m
00:45AM3.34m
1:25PM3.34m
2:06AM3.22m
2:48PM3.36m
Low Tide
6:15PM1.73m
6:49AM1.86m
7:55PM1.95m
8:49AM1.93m
9:47PM1.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:21
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
17
18
19
18
14
14
14
13
15
17
18
17
17
17
16
15
17
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
11
10
14
15
15
13
11
12
12
9
10
12
14
16
14
14
13
12
14
14
15
15
14
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