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Bantham Surf Forecast
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Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bantham today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 7PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | W 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | |
40 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 37 | 66 | 47 | 99 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:53PM3.84m | 4:07AM3.91m | 4:34PM3.99m | 4:49AM4.00m | 5:12PM4.13m | 5:28AM4.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM1.01m | 10:20PM1.09m | 10:42AM0.88m | 11:04PM0.90m | 11:22AM0.76m | 11:44PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | 9:14 |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 40 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 37 | 24 | 47 | 99 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | WSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 11 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | — | 5 | 9 | 2 | 66 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 127 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 80 | 81 | 96 | 126 | 113 | 222 | 96 | 221 | 15 | 111 | 111 | 221 | 86 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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