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Bantham Surf Forecast
/ Devon (South) (16 surf breaks) /
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Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 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
12.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bantham today?
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 1AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | |
390 | 149 | 147 | 129 | 89 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 51 | 65 | 102 | 187 | 313 | 313 | 412 | 499 | 645 | 645 | 746 | 984 | 986 | 2795 | 2284 | 2919 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:36PM4.96m | 7:00AM4.86m | 7:22PM4.97m | 7:49AM4.73m | 8:10PM4.86m | 8:41AM4.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM-0.29m | 1:32PM-0.22m | 1:57AM-0.29m | 2:17PM-0.09m | 2:44AM-0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 19 | S 16 | W 15 | S 18 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 13 |
 kJ | — | 149 | 147 | 129 | 89 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 43 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 59 | — | 546 | 1111 | — | 2919 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | W 16 | — | — | W 15 | S 18 | SW 18 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 390 | 37 | 32 | 49 | 41 | 48 | 44 | 45 | 51 | 65 | 102 | 187 | 313 | 313 | 412 | 499 | 645 | 645 | 746 | 984 | 986 | 2795 | 2284 | 1686 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 469 | 459 | 243 | 243 | 165 | 41 | 41 | 86 | 75 | 165 | 179 | 479 | 472 | 86 | 555 | 298 | 519 | 305 | 519 | 298 | 566 | 500 | 176 | 176 |
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