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Bantham Surf Forecast
/ Devon (South) (16 surf breaks) /
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Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 01 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.8° 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 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | S 15 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 6 | |
29 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:03AM4.40m | 6:20PM4.48m | 6:34AM4.46m | 6:49PM4.55m | 7:05AM4.46m | 7:20PM4.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.39m | 12:27PM0.28m | 00:44AM0.29m | 12:59PM0.27m | 1:18AM0.27m | 1:31PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | WSW 4 |
 kJ | 29 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | E 5 | E 5 | SW 3 | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 15 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 3 | — | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 113 | 85 | 74 | 74 | 81 | 81 | 176 | 126 | 96 | 86 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 243 | 113 | 111 | 69 | 15 |
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