Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.3° C
1.5° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 5PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
6
9
6
4
7
12
15
14
14
11
11
7
7
7
6
4
2
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:59PM3.86m
3:42AM3.82m
4:18PM4.10m
4:58AM4.05m
5:25PM4.42m
Low Tide
9:01AM1.24m
9:47PM1.08m
10:18AM0.96m
10:54PM0.67m
11:18AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:44
8:43
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
23
23
17
16
16
17
20
21
20
21
20
21
20
18
20
20
20
21
20
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
14
15
16
17
20
20
19
20
19
19
17
15
17
15
15
15
16
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