Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 8PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 108 | 184 | 384 | 2454 | 3383 | 3070 | 2442 | 1941 | 875 | 1373 | 1159 | 1974 | 696 | 515 | 351 | 372 | 682 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:39PM3.37m | 2:26AM3.27m | 2:48PM3.56m | 3:25AM3.54m | 3:41PM3.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM1.78m | 8:27AM1.80m | 9:18PM1.48m | 9:38AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 111 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 108 | 69 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 881 | 696 | 515 | 119 | 117 | 366 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 257 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 11 | 74 | 184 | 384 | 2454 | 3383 | 3070 | 2442 | 1941 | 875 | 1373 | 1159 | 1974 | — | — | 351 | 372 | 682 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 86 | 86 | 75 | 184 | 469 | 462 | 519 | 519 | 552 | 519 | 519 | 338 | 287 | 170 | 41 | 41 | 75 | 100 | 287 | 356 |
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