Bantham surf break

Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 03 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 2AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)0.5ft (0.2m)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 Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.1
W
10
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
0
N
5
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:20PM4.55m
7:37AM4.39m
7:51PM4.47m
8:09AM4.25m
8:24PM4.32m
8:43AM4.05m
Low Tide
1:31PM0.33m
1:50AM0.33m
2:03PM0.45m
2:22AM0.46m
2:35PM0.62m
2:56AM0.65m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:46
5:45
5:43
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8:37
8:37
8:39
8:40
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
10
11
11
11
12
12
10
9
9
8
11
12
11
8
7
7
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
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
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
8
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
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
8
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
W
7
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
6
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
Energy kJ
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
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)
561
222
109
130
109
105
105
109
109
172
221
86
86
86
256
470
269
221
221
257
257
256
470
480
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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