
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 12AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 3 | SW 13 | SW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | S 19 | S 19 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:49PM4.92m | 9:18AM4.48m | 9:33PM4.76m | 10:01AM4.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM-0.08m | 3:04AM-0.17m | 3:18PM0.09m | 3:46AM0.07m | 4:00PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 6 | W 3 | SW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | S 3 |
6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | W 8 | SW 6 | — | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 5 | S 11 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | S 11 | SW 5 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 |
6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | NW 2 | — | SE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 917 | 472 | 480 | 472 | 472 | 484 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 235 | 130 | 109 | 109 | 446 | |
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