Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 3PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 28 | 53 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:48PM3.36m | 3:28AM3.30m | 4:03PM3.55m | 4:36AM3.52m | 5:01PM3.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM1.93m | 9:47PM1.80m | 10:11AM1.68m | 10:45PM1.47m | 11:00AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 28 | 53 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | SW 11 | ESE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 18 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 10 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 18 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 2 | E 3 | ESE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 55 | 31 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 34 | 83 | 86 | 306 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 320 | 306 | 222 | 176 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 100 | 85 | 83 |
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