Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 2PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:46AM4.59m | 8:04PM4.96m | 8:34AM4.57m | 8:49PM4.92m | 9:18AM4.48m | 9:33PM4.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM-0.12m | 2:20AM-0.28m | 2:36PM-0.08m | 3:04AM-0.17m | 3:18PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SW 5 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | W 8 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SE 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 6 | W 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 5 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 4 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 314 | 345 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 184 | 182 | 301 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 925 | 1265 | 470 | 480 | 472 | 472 | 484 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 472 | |
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