Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 7PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, gales from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2432 | 2377 | 1788 | 1499 | 1412 | 1161 | 1117 | 871 | 639 | 460 | 393 | 628 | 773 | 1623 | 8364 | 7425 | 9937 | 4314 | 3293 | 1118 | 1522 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:48PM3.56m | 3:25AM3.54m | 3:41PM3.84m | 4:12AM3.87m | 4:24PM4.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM1.80m | 9:18PM1.48m | 9:38AM1.46m | 10:09PM1.06m | 10:26AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | -4 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 639 | 460 | 393 | 628 | 266 | 1071 | 4619 | 7425 | 9937 | 4314 | — | 1118 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | — | — | 989 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | NW 4 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 13 | W 6 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 2432 | 2377 | 1788 | 1499 | 1412 | 1161 | 1117 | 871 | — | — | — | 486 | 773 | 1623 | 8364 | 53 | 190 | 352 | 3293 | 216 | 1522 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 519 | 519 | 469 | 474 | 553 | 287 | 170 | 74 | 41 | 79 | 107 | 287 | 519 | 308 | 92 | 132 | 243 | 469 | 469 | 763 | 752 |
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