Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.7°C
2.1° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 7PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (30 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.3
W
10
1.4
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
311
236
336
479
732
838
1310
1194
1086
964
355
269
196
96
108
83
53
79
19
16
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:38AM4.62m
7:48PM4.88m
8:06AM4.68m
8:17PM4.86m
8:35AM4.66m
8:49PM4.75m
Low Tide
1:52PM-0.06m
2:13AM-0.19m
2:28PM-0.08m
2:49AM-0.13m
3:04PM0.02m
part cloud
clear
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:02
8:00
 mm
7
2
3
Temp °C
18
19
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
10
12
9
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
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