
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 12PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
198 | 961 | 101 | 99 | 61 | 92 | 90 | 101 | 128 | 116 | 108 | 119 | 128 | 92 | 88 | 72 | 524 | 207 | 154 | 157 | 43 | 43 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:19AM3.80m | 10:46PM3.54m | 11:17AM3.49m | 00:00AM3.24m | 12:47PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM1.31m | 4:57AM1.53m | 5:27PM1.69m | 5:51AM1.87m | 6:49PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
71 | 85 | 101 | 99 | — | — | 29 | 29 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 49 | 207 | 154 | 157 | 31 | 32 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
— | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 43 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
198 | 961 | 67 | 91 | 61 | 92 | 90 | 101 | 128 | 116 | 108 | 119 | 128 | 92 | 88 | 72 | 524 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 34 | 222 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 165 | 176 | 274 | 228 | 87 | 79 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 86 | 10 | 15 |
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