Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 5PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 121 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 47 | 47 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 78 | 103 | 122 | 144 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:43AM3.86m | 10:10PM3.53m | 10:39AM3.56m | 11:25PM3.25m | 12:09PM3.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM1.23m | 4:29AM1.44m | 5:00PM1.55m | 5:19AM1.72m | 6:07PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 123 | 121 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 47 | 47 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 78 | 103 | 122 | 144 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 19 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | E 7 | E 7 | W 13 | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 102 | 102 | 231 | 258 | 105 | 74 | 74 | 15 | 4 | 85 | 74 | 4 | 0 |
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