Bantham Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Devon, UK)

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Bantham Surf Guide

Bantham in South Devon is an exposed river break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the river break both left and right. Best around low tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Take care of rips / crowds.

Bantham Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
River	3.1
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	9.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bantham:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bantham occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf Bantham (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Bantham with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 24% of the time in April while 45% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 31% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

24%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

45%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

31%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bantham Location Map

Interactive Bantham surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Bantham is Plymouth Airport (PLH) in England, 23 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Bantham is Exeter Airport (EXT), also in England, 61 km (38 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Bantham Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 20 January 2021, 00:07 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 20
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	9	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

What does Bantham look like?

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Tides at Bantham

Current tide and informaton

For Mothecombe, 8.0 km from Bantham.

Next High Water: 10:08am | 4.05m

Next Low Water: 03:55am | 1.17m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Bantham Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.8 °C) at Bantham is very cold. You will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Cloudy, with an effective air temperature of (7.0 °C), so feeling about the same in the water or out of it.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.