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Level 4/10

Bantham

South Devon, UK (England)
🌀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.

3-Day Forecast
Today
17
13
Poor
1.2m
@8s
19km/h
Wed
18
4
Poor
0.6m
@18s
25km/h
Thu
19
0
Poor
0.5m
@15s
23km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.2m
SW(214°)
Score: 12/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 6/25
Wind
19km/h
S(170°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
11°C
0.0mm66%
Windswell Component
0.4mS@3s
Secondary Swell
0.5mSSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:07 am
High tide - 1.29m
10:11 am
Low tide - -2.36m
4:30 pm
High tide - 1.33m
10:28 pm
Low tide - -2.55m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

13
Poor
Components
Swell Direction22/25
Swell Size12/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score40/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-17
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score13/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score13
🤢 Morning Sickness

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°
Best window
morning

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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