Bantham surf break

Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 29 May 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
15.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bantham today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 1AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (30 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (30 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
37
31
47
88
74
74
74
45
85
154
294
289
289
336
289
289
280
407
313
256
278
186
462
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:12PM4.13m
5:28AM4.09m
5:47PM4.26m
6:06AM4.17m
6:23PM4.34m
6:43AM4.20m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.74m
12:00PM0.67m
00:21AM0.62m
12:35PM0.61m
00:56AM0.55m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:14
9:15
9:15
Temp °C
19
19
17
15
14
14
15
17
17
18
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
15
14
15
16
17
17
15
13
12
12
14
14
14
15
12
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.7
SW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1.1
W
11
Energy kJ
4
37
31
47
88
74
74
74
45
46
154
294
289
289
336
289
289
280
407
313
256
278
186
286
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
W
7
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
WSW
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
14
5
6
8
25
10
24
21
18
85
45
23
37
37
36
8
19
21
8
8
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
23
24
24
25
7
5
4
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
1.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
2
3
4
5
6
17
18
25
462
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
85
15
0
0
0
0
0
10
41
34
15
41
41
15
41
41
41
41
41
10
75
75
86
86
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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