Bantham beach
Plymouth · United Kingdom
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Bantham beach is a S-facing sand beach on the United Kingdom shoreline — it catches SE–W swell, and offshore N–NE winds tidy the banks through april–october.
Today's surf at Bantham beach
Updated 11:17 spot time
Bantham beach surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 0.4 m–1.5 m head high to overhead, 0.7 m S swell at 3.85 s. Wind up to 32 km/h S. Water 18°C. Best surf window around 14:00 — fun (3/5) with 24 km/h WSW wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
SE–W
Best wind
N–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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