Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 10AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). 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 (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 875 | 711 | 497 | 410 | 309 | 309 | 233 | 226 | 184 | 161 | 123 | 121 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 47 | 47 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:03AM4.16m | 9:24PM3.86m | 9:43AM3.86m | 10:10PM3.53m | 10:39AM3.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.89m | 3:50AM1.12m | 4:14PM1.23m | 4:29AM1.44m | 5:00PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 875 | 711 | 497 | 410 | 309 | 309 | 233 | 226 | 184 | 161 | 123 | 121 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 47 | 47 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 143 | 174 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 90 | 102 | 102 | 268 | 102 | 74 |
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