Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.3° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 11PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
66
205
214
649
852
101
99
61
80
90
101
123
112
95
94
94
88
72
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:59PM3.89m
10:19AM3.80m
10:46PM3.54m
11:17AM3.49m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.92m
4:19AM1.15m
4:41PM1.31m
4:57AM1.53m
5:27PM1.69m
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:22
7:21
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
14
16
15
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