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Bantham Surf Forecast
/ Devon (South) (16 surf breaks) /
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Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 15 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bantham today?
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | |
27 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 31 | 54 | 81 | 107 | 151 | 149 | 145 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 4:41AM4.53m | 5:09PM4.61m | 5:27AM4.74m | 5:52PM4.84m | 6:14AM4.86m | 6:36PM4.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM0.17m | 11:40PM0.14m | 12:02PM-0.09m | 00:25AM-0.14m | 12:47PM-0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | 8:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 5 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — |
 kJ | 27 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 107 | 151 | 149 | 145 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | W 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 54 | 81 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 13 | W 9 | — | SW 16 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | 25 | 16 | 28 | 40 | 166 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 230 | 268 | 287 | 287 | 403 | 277 | 222 | 176 | 113 | 176 | 422 | 113 | 445 | 462 | 222 | 15 | 2 | 222 | 445 | 228 | 477 | 228 | 176 |
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