Bantham surf break

Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 04 May 2026 BST
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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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bantham today?

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 9AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (04 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (04 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 AM
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
2
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
NE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
N
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
0
W
10
W
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
5
SE
0
E
5
E
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:37AM4.39m
7:51PM4.47m
8:09AM4.25m
8:24PM4.32m
8:43AM4.05m
8:59PM4.13m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.45m
2:22AM0.46m
2:35PM0.62m
2:56AM0.65m
3:09PM0.82m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:46
5:45
5:43
5:41
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8:37
8:39
8:40
8:43
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
9
9
8
11
11
12
10
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
10
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
10
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
4
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
109
109
105
105
105
130
109
172
203
86
203
221
257
257
257
221
221
221
269
257
470
150
86
301
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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