Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.6° C
2.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 9AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.5
SW
3
0.1
SW
13
0.3
SW
3
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
11
0.4
NW
3
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
2
2
2
1
1
1
5
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
7
7
2
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
E
15
SSE
15
SW
25
NNW
20
NNW
40
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
E
15
SE
10
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
High Tide
8:34AM4.57m
8:49PM4.92m
9:18AM4.48m
9:33PM4.76m
10:01AM4.32m
Low Tide
2:20AM-0.28m
2:36PM-0.08m
3:04AM-0.17m
3:18PM0.09m
3:46AM0.07m
4:00PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:17
9:16
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
19
21
22
21
22
23
20
20
18
21
20
21
23
19
16
14
13
15
19
20
18
19
Feels °C
21
19
18
20
19
17
19
21
17
17
16
19
17
18
18
15
9
9
7
8
13
16
15
17
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