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Bantham Surf Forecast
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Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 22 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
12.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bantham today?
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 12PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | |
171 | 239 | 334 | 341 | 268 | 234 | 243 | 212 | 178 | 175 | 171 | 171 | 122 | 117 | 117 | 105 | 81 | 76 | 55 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:47AM3.94m | 11:10PM4.15m | 11:58AM3.73m | 00:20AM3.96m | 1:07PM3.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.47m | 4:45PM0.82m | 5:24AM0.81m | 5:45PM1.14m | 6:31AM1.07m | 6:57PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | 9:07 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 171 | 239 | 334 | 341 | 268 | 234 | 243 | 212 | 178 | 175 | 171 | 171 | 122 | 117 | 117 | 105 | 81 | 76 | 55 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | ESE 4 | S 5 | S 16 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 15 | 0 |
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