Bantham surf break

Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 BST
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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
12.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bantham today?

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 9AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
10
10
9
8
21
19
18
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
20
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:43AM4.05m
8:59PM4.13m
9:20AM3.82m
9:40PM3.91m
10:07AM3.58m
Low Tide
2:56AM0.65m
3:09PM0.82m
3:32AM0.87m
3:45PM1.04m
4:11AM1.10m
4:26PM1.26m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:40
8:43
8:44
Temp °C
11
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
12
11
11
10
10
13
14
14
14
12
8
7
5
6
7
7
9
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
10
9
9
7
7
11
11
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2
1
3
3
2
4
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
8
21
19
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
2
3
3
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
9
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
3
1
3
2
10
10
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.3
E
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
257
257
479
277
482
482
459
221
222
228
229
229
257
575
482
474
474
235
109
86
86
102
81
81
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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