
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 8AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
128 | 223 | 150 | 168 | 177 | 172 | 121 | 75 | 57 | 112 | 79 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23AM4.18m | 10:42PM4.24m | 11:14AM4.02m | 11:40PM4.01m | 12:19PM3.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.42m | 4:50PM0.66m | 5:17AM0.70m | 5:41PM0.94m | 6:13AM1.01m | 6:48PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 3 |
4 | 140 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | SW 6 | S 13 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | W 9 |
— | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | SW 12 | — | — | W 10 | SW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 12 | S 12 | — | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — |
128 | 223 | 150 | 168 | 177 | 172 | 121 | 75 | 57 | 112 | 79 | — | 20 | 25 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 165 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 10 | 176 | 2 | 2 | 256 | 459 | 487 | 281 | 257 | 269 | 229 | 438 | 445 | 445 | 474 | 472 | 469 |
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