Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 11AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
6
1.7
WSW
6
2
W
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1
WSW
9
1.5
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
231
522
232
192
190
151
390
124
109
74
54
55
63
62
38
31
28
16
16
16
14
14
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
5
SW
0
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:40AM4.06m
11:12PM3.87m
11:51AM3.78m
00:40AM3.58m
1:28PM3.64m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.94m
5:49AM1.15m
6:30PM1.29m
7:11AM1.45m
8:10PM1.40m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:50
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
17
18
18
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
12
11
13
14
14
14
15
15
13
14
14
14
16
17
16
17
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