
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 9PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
393 | 193 | 876 | 2532 | 9166 | 27421 | 13350 | 7526 | 4921 | 1915 | 2044 | 1402 | 964 | 687 | 359 | 1157 | 3107 | 5199 | 6187 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:41PM3.84m | 4:12AM3.87m | 4:24PM4.16m | 4:51AM4.21m | 5:02PM4.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM1.06m | 10:26AM1.04m | 10:50PM0.63m | 11:07AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 14 | -2 | -6 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 9 | W 12 | — | SSW 13 | SW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
393 | 94 | 216 | — | 9166 | 14316 | — | — | — | 1915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
— | 193 | 876 | 2532 | — | 27421 | 13350 | 7526 | 4921 | 290 | 2044 | 1402 | 964 | 687 | 359 | 1157 | 3107 | 5199 | 6187 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 480 | 503 | 308 | 2 | 144 | 477 | 503 | 500 | 752 | 338 | 338 | 41 | 176 | 477 | 752 | 752 | 752 | 752 |
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