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Bantham Surf Forecast
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Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 11 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bantham today?
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | |
11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 83 | 100 | 83 | 93 | 64 | 110 | 88 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:49PM3.45m | 2:07AM3.74m | 2:48PM3.68m | 3:03AM3.98m | 3:39PM3.99m | 3:54AM4.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM1.43m | 7:42PM1.55m | 8:31AM1.23m | 8:59PM1.30m | 9:36AM0.89m | 10:00PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | 8:52 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 64 | 110 | 88 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | S 19 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 83 | 100 | 83 | 93 | 53 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 258 | 269 | 553 | 257 | 127 | 165 | 314 | 394 | 130 | 759 | 551 | 445 | 445 | 471 | 504 | 754 | 977 | 760 | 1086 | 754 | 287 | 459 | 459 |
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