Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
19.0° C
2.0° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 5PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
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)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
15
21
17
12
12
21
28
24
31
34
26
20
18
17
15
24
37
41
30
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:18AM4.50m
9:32PM4.57m
9:52AM4.30m
10:08PM4.26m
10:30AM4.04m
Low Tide
3:29PM0.22m
3:51AM0.33m
4:06PM0.57m
4:25AM0.73m
4:42PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
23
23
22
17
16
18
19
20
21
21
19
18
17
16
17
18
19
20
19
17
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
15
14
16
17
18
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
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