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Bantham surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bantham today?
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 11AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 2496 | 908 | 943 | 1044 | 1086 | 869 | 869 | 818 | 1014 | 1001 | 1028 | 1028 | 987 | 796 | 785 | 682 | 672 | 663 | 493 | 368 | 1319 | 605 | 1161 | 1464 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:00PM 3.64 | 2:33AM 3.71 | 2:51PM 3.72 | 3:20AM 3.86 | 3:39PM 3.84 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:16AM 1.51 | 8:44PM 1.31 | 9:12AM 1.34 | 9:33PM 1.17 | 9:58AM 1.14 | 10:15PM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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