
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 4AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | SSW 5 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
415 | 331 | 242 | 169 | 164 | 161 | 119 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 68 | 64 | 56 | 69 | 653 | 118 | 85 | 75 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05AM4.46m | 6:16PM4.75m | 6:35AM4.70m | 6:46PM4.93m | 7:05AM4.85m | 7:17PM5.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.23m | 12:17PM0.20m | 00:37AM-0.08m | 12:52PM-0.07m | 1:12AM-0.27m | 1:28PM-0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 12 |
415 | 331 | 242 | 169 | 164 | 161 | 119 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 68 | 64 | 56 | 37 | 102 | 118 | 85 | 65 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 23 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 6 |
— | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 53 | 73 | 75 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | SE 4 | S 12 | SE 4 | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 10 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 |
4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 69 | 653 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 86 | 165 | 126 | 146 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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