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Bantham Surf Forecast
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Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | |
High Tide | 5:51PM4.35m | 6:03AM4.40m | 6:20PM4.48m | 6:34AM4.46m | 6:49PM4.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.37m | 00:10AM0.39m | 12:27PM0.28m | 00:44AM0.29m | 12:59PM0.27m | 1:18AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | 8:37 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
 kJ | 31 | 31 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | SE 4 | W 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | W 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | SE 4 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 42 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 128 | 127 | 126 | 74 | 29 | 29 | 75 | 76 | 86 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 99 | 109 | 109 | 113 | 109 | 243 | 243 |
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