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Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
12.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bantham today?
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 11AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4185 | 3156 | 2328 | 1845 | 1511 | 961 | 1937 | 907 | 905 | 1712 | 489 | 497 | 710 | 2356 | 2633 | 629 | 2376 | 2180 | 2897 | 2673 | 2979 | 2573 | 905 | 955 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:08PM 3.71 | 12:49AM 3.53 | 1:05PM 3.63 | 1:43AM 3.59 | 2:00PM 3.64 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:45AM 1.49 | 6:31PM 1.37 | 7:03AM 1.59 | 7:44PM 1.39 | 8:16AM 1.51 | 8:44PM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
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