Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 7PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
213
218
216
161
98
76
47
45
43
28
14
7
14
24
22
18
9
9
8
8
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
SSE
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
SSE
5
WNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:14AM3.76m
11:39PM3.59m
12:11PM3.51m
00:45AM3.34m
1:25PM3.34m
Low Tide
5:22PM1.37m
5:44AM1.54m
6:15PM1.73m
6:49AM1.86m
7:55PM1.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:21
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
18
15
13
13
13
16
17
17
17
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
13
14
12
12
10
11
11
15
16
15
12
11
12
11
10
11
13
13
15
15
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