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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
30
19
Poor
0.8m
@20s
19km/h
Tue
31
27
Poor
0.4m
@16s
15km/h
Wed
1
15
Poor
0.3m
@14s
16km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.8m
SW(235°)
Score: 8/25
Period
20s
Long period groundswell
Score: 8/25
Wind
19km/h
NW(313°)
Score: 15/25
Weather
11°C
0.0mm38%
Windswell Component
0.4mNW@2s
Secondary Swell
0.1mW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 11 km/h WNW|PM: 22 km/h NW
11 km/h vs 22 km/h afternoon
Tide at 10am (-2.5m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:38 am
High tide - 0.97m
10:10 am
Low tide - -2.47m
5:02 pm
High tide - 1.16m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

19
Poor
Components
Swell Direction11/25
Swell Size8/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind15/25
Raw Score42/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-14
🌊💨 Windswell-3
📉 Undersized Swell-6
Adjusted Score19/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score19
🤢 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°

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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