
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bantham today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bantham at 11PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bantham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
227 | 66 | 205 | 214 | 649 | 852 | 101 | 99 | 61 | 80 | 90 | 101 | 123 | 112 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 88 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:59PM3.89m | 10:19AM3.80m | 10:46PM3.54m | 11:17AM3.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.92m | 4:19AM1.15m | 4:41PM1.31m | 4:57AM1.53m | 5:27PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
— | 66 | — | — | 198 | 69 | 101 | 99 | — | 60 | 37 | 29 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 48 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 14 |
— | — | — | — | 71 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
227 | 47 | 205 | 214 | 649 | 852 | 67 | 93 | 61 | 80 | 90 | 101 | 123 | 112 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 88 | 72 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 222 | 143 | 143 | 153 | 176 | 176 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 165 | 176 | 274 | 228 | 86 | 176 |
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