Bantham surf break

Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bantham today?

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 2AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
10 AM
1 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
W
10
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.1
S
15
0.4
SW
5
0.5
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
30
30
29
41
41
41
41
42
30
30
22
22
20
10
9
10
17
9
8
6
4
7
6
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
25
E
10
E
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:51PM4.35m
6:03AM4.40m
6:20PM4.48m
6:34AM4.46m
6:49PM4.55m
7:05AM4.46m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.39m
12:27PM0.28m
00:44AM0.29m
12:59PM0.27m
1:18AM0.27m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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5:52
5:50
5:48
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8:31
8:34
8:35
8:37
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
5
8
11
13
12
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
9
9
8
10
10
11
9
8
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
6
30
6
29
41
41
41
41
42
30
30
22
22
20
7
9
10
9
9
8
6
3
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
E
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
30
4
30
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
10
9
9
9
8
8
2
2
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SW
15
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
W
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
22
5
4
8
1
1
1
1
1
2
17
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
5
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
20
9
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
7
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
126
100
74
15
75
75
76
76
113
85
74
74
81
83
96
96
85
83
176
176
176
176
274
480
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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