Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.9° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 6AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (30 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
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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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1
WSW
8
1.5
SW
8
2
SW
6
2
SW
7
2.2
SW
8
2.2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
990
418
512
134
284
315
423
544
767
875
1338
1199
1001
424
312
246
196
72
75
81
53
62
15
12
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:38AM4.62m
7:48PM4.88m
8:06AM4.68m
8:17PM4.86m
8:35AM4.66m
8:49PM4.75m
Low Tide
1:40AM-0.12m
1:52PM-0.06m
2:13AM-0.19m
2:28PM-0.08m
2:49AM-0.13m
3:04PM0.02m
clear
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rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
1
5
1
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
9
9
11
12
11
11
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
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