Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.6° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 3AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.6
W
7
0.9
SW
6
1.1
SW
4
1.4
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.3
SW
7
1.5
SW
6
2
SSW
6
1.9
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2
WSW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.5
W
9
1.6
SW
8
1.7
SW
6
1.7
SW
7
1.8
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
43
40
58
52
111
155
181
155
167
319
344
799
1778
1535
1028
695
470
579
363
343
226
284
368
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
55
WSW
50
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:40AM4.31m
6:51PM4.66m
7:10AM4.50m
7:20PM4.81m
7:38AM4.62m
7:48PM4.88m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.36m
12:45PM0.30m
1:07AM0.07m
1:19PM0.07m
1:40AM-0.12m
1:52PM-0.06m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:05
 mm
1
1
1
6
2
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
16
18
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
16
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
11
12
11
9
11
12
12
13
15
14
14
14
13
12
10
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