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Bantham

South Devon, UK
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded🚫Pollution

Bantham sits at the mouth of the River Avon in South Devon, where the river creates sandbars that produce surprisingly powerful waves.

10-Day Forecast
Today
25
0
Poor
0.3m
@10s
28km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
0.5m
@9s
17km/h
Sat
27
30
Poor
0.5m
@11s
11km/h
Sun
28
4
Poor
0.8m
@5s
27km/h
Mon
29
0
Poor
0.5m
@5s
20km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
0.4m
@7s
11km/h
Wed
1
0
Poor
0.8m
@6s
26km/h
Thu
2
0
Poor
0.8m
@5s
17km/h
Fri
3
0
Poor
0.5m
@6s
14km/h
Sat
4
5
Poor
0.0m
@11s
29km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.3m
SE(131°)
Score: 1/25
Period
10s
Medium period swell
Score: 17/25
Wind
28km/h
ENE(66°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
26°C
0.0mm15%
Windswell Component
0.5mE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.1mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 25 km/h NE|PM: 27 km/h ENE
Lighter winds early (25 km/h)
Tide at 8am (-1.8m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:42 am
High tide - 0.81m
8:19 am
Low tide - -1.82m
2:21 pm
High tide - 0.87m
8:50 pm
Low tide - -1.65m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size1/25
Swell Period17/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score19/100
Adjustments
Wind History-4
🌊💨 Windswell-10
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🌊💨 Windswell
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (210°)
Direction range
190° - 250°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.92×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NNW (340°)
Offshore range
310° - 20°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

12°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

7/10

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Secondary: Mar-May

Getting There

Airport
EXT
Drive time
55 min
Data quality
verified

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