Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.7° 

Bantham surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bantham today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 1AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the E by Mon morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
21
21
20
19
19
28
53
18
25
18
18
14
8
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:25PM3.34m
2:06AM3.22m
2:48PM3.36m
3:28AM3.30m
4:03PM3.55m
Low Tide
7:55PM1.95m
8:49AM1.93m
9:47PM1.80m
10:11AM1.68m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:19
8:16
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
15
17
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
19
19
Feels °C
15
17
15
14
13
12
14
16
15
15
13
13
12
10
11
10
11
13
13
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