Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.4° C
1.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 2PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.5
SW
3
0.5
W
3
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
6
5
4
4
7
12
11
10
10
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
15
WNW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
S
10
S
15
S
10
W
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:37PM3.78m
2:17AM3.73m
2:59PM3.86m
3:42AM3.82m
4:18PM4.10m
Low Tide
7:29AM1.25m
8:18PM1.30m
9:01AM1.24m
9:47PM1.08m
10:18AM0.96m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:45
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
18
19
20
21
19
18
18
18
21
22
22
23
19
17
17
18
20
21
22
22
22
Feels °C
13
14
15
16
18
19
18
16
16
16
17
18
18
19
16
16
16
18
20
20
20
21
20
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