Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.9° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 7AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1.2
W
6
1
W
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.5
W
3
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
79
18
18
14
9
14
5
6
6
6
3
6
4
5
5
5
5
3
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
W
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:42PM4.24m
11:14AM4.02m
11:40PM4.01m
12:19PM3.86m
00:54AM3.81m
1:37PM3.78m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.70m
5:41PM0.94m
6:13AM1.01m
6:48PM1.20m
7:29AM1.25m
8:18PM1.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:50
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
16
19
20
19
15
14
14
14
16
17
18
20
17
16
15
14
17
18
19
20
21
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
12
11
12
12
15
14
14
17
14
14
13
12
15
16
17
18
18
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