Bantham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.27° N 3.88° W

Bantham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bantham sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.4° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bantham at 2AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
W
8
0.3
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
12
19
18
34
33
32
25
15
14
14
6
5
9
Wind (km/h)
40
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
25
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:03PM3.55m
4:36AM3.52m
5:01PM3.85m
5:27AM3.80m
5:44PM4.16m
Low Tide
10:45PM1.47m
11:00AM1.33m
11:26PM1.09m
11:38AM0.96m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
16
16
15
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
12
11
12
10
10
8
12
14
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
16
16
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