Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 8PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 99 | 63 | 83 | 90 | 105 | 119 | 112 | 97 | 115 | 114 | 95 | 83 | 69 | 57 | 52 | 190 | 157 | 43 | 43 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:19AM3.80m | 10:46PM3.54m | 11:17AM3.49m | 00:00AM3.24m | 12:47PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM1.31m | 4:57AM1.53m | 5:27PM1.69m | 5:51AM1.87m | 6:49PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 101 | 99 | — | 60 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 52 | 190 | 157 | 29 | 32 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | S 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 43 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 28 | 63 | 83 | 90 | 105 | 119 | 112 | 97 | 115 | 114 | 95 | 83 | 69 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 176 | 176 | 165 | 165 | 176 | 228 | 113 | 113 | 86 | 176 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 10 | 15 |
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