Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 90 | 65 | 45 | 30 | 28 | 35 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:39PM3.59m | 12:11PM3.51m | 00:45AM3.34m | 1:25PM3.34m | 2:06AM3.22m | 2:48PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM1.54m | 6:15PM1.73m | 6:49AM1.86m | 7:55PM1.95m | 8:49AM1.93m | 9:47PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 124 | 90 | 65 | 45 | 30 | 28 | 35 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 222 | 365 | 111 | 111 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 74 | 91 | 130 | 105 | 102 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 109 | 109 | 91 | 85 | 81 |
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