Bantham Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(South Devon, UK)
Bantham Spot ID
Type: river
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SW | Wind NE
Sea Temperature Today is: 13.4 °C
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| 3AM | 6AM | 9AM | 12PM | |
| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | off | off | off | off |
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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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Mothecombe, 6 km from Bantham.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Bantham Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Plymouth, 15 km from Bantham.
| wind obs. (0 kph from 28 degs) was rejected km/h |  dry | Air temperature 9 °C |
Buoy Data:
At Start Bay Waverider, 11 miles from Bantham.
| 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
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| Dominant period (s) | 18.2 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
Overall Bantham Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in November
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Devon (South) surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Bantham
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Bantham:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break1 mi
- Fourth closest break2 mi
- Fifth closest break4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Bantham:
- Closest wave buoy11 mi
- Second closest wave buoy20 mi
- Third closest wave buoy24 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy29 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy30 mi
Tide stations nearest to Bantham:
- Closest tide stationKingsbridge5 mi
- Second closest tide stationDartmouth14 mi
- Third closest tide stationPlymouth (Devonport)15 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationTotnes15 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationSaltash17 mi
Airports
- 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.
- Third is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 81 km (50 miles) away.
- Yeovilton Airport (YEO) in U.k. is 120 km (75 miles) away.
- Cardiff Airport (CWL) in Wales is the fifth nearest airport to Bantham and is 131 km (81 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Bantham, Devon (South). Use the tab navigation above to view Bantham sea temperature, Bantham photographs, Bantham detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Bantham webcams, current wind from Devon (South) live weather stations and Bantham tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Bantham.
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