Bantham (Beach) (Devon) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)

Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to heavy rain in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

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7 day forecast for Bantham (Beach)

Today (22 October 2025)
Time
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
<5%
10%
30%
30%
60%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
80%
60%
60%
70%
Temperature
13°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
12°
13°
13°
13°
12°
11°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed
SE
4
SSW
5
SSW
6
S
6
SSE
7
SE
8
ESE
9
E
11
ENE
12
NE
12
NE
11
NNE
10
NNW
10
Wind gust (mph)
10
12
12
14
16
17
19
18
20
19
19
19
15
Visibility
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
P
P
P
M
G
VG
VG
Humidity
82%
76%
74%
74%
76%
78%
87%
93%
94%
94%
94%
94%
94%
UV 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
4
5
6
6
7
8
9
11
12
12
11
10
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (23 October 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
90%
80%
90%
90%
80%
80%
80%
70%
50%
70%
80%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
60%
60%
70%
80%
70%
70%
50%
60%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
5°
5°
4°
3°
3°
4°
3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
13
WNW
15
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
15
WNW
14
WNW
14
NW
14
NW
14
NW
15
NW
17
NW
19
NW
20
NW
20
NW
19
WNW
19
WNW
18
WNW
17
WNW
14
WNW
14
WNW
14
WNW
14
WNW
13
Wind gust (mph)
22
30
32
29
30
30
27
28
30
34
39
44
47
49
49
46
45
43
39
32
31
31
31
30
Visibility (description)
VG
M
M
VG
G
VG
VG
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
93%
93%
90%
89%
88%
90%
91%
91%
89%
87%
85%
83%
82%
83%
79%
72%
68%
74%
76%
81%
81%
80%
81%
82%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
17
19
20
20
19
19
18
17
14
14
14
14
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.1
1.3
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.2
2.1
1.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (24 October 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
60%
50%
70%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
50%
50%
60%
70%
60%
70%
70%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
10°
11°
11°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°
3°
3°
3°
4°
4°
4°
4°
5°
5°
6°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
13
WNW
14
WNW
15
WNW
16
W
17
WNW
17
WNW
16
W
17
W
17
W
17
W
19
W
20
W
21
W
21
W
22
W
22
W
21
W
20
W
20
W
18
W
17
W
16
WNW
14
WNW
13
Wind gust (mph)
33
36
37
36
36
36
38
39
38
36
37
37
39
40
39
39
39
39
37
36
33
34
31
27
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
80%
79%
80%
79%
78%
77%
79%
77%
75%
75%
73%
66%
66%
65%
65%
68%
71%
74%
76%
79%
80%
82%
84%
84%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
14
15
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
19
20
21
21
22
22
21
20
20
18
17
16
14
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.5
2.3
2.1
1.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (25 October 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
60%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
30%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
9°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
7°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
12
WNW
11
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
9
NW
9
NW
9
NW
8
NW
9
NW
10
NW
11
NW
12
NW
13
NW
14
NW
13
NW
12
NW
10
NW
9
NW
8
NW
8
NW
8
NW
7
Wind gust (mph)
24
22
23
23
24
24
23
22
20
24
26
26
29
31
32
32
32
31
26
22
20
20
19
18
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
85%
86%
88%
90%
88%
89%
86%
87%
86%
85%
81%
75%
68%
67%
62%
65%
66%
67%
76%
79%
82%
82%
83%
83%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
13
12
10
9
8
8
8
7
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.7
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (26 October 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
30%
20%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
50%
50%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
Temperature (°C)
7°
7°
6°
7°
6°
6°
7°
6°
7°
7°
9°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
5°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
8
NW
8
NW
7
NW
7
NW
7
NW
7
NW
7
NW
7
NW
7
NW
6
NW
8
NW
10
WNW
12
WNW
13
WNW
13
WNW
14
WNW
14
WNW
14
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
16
Wind gust (mph)
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
17
20
23
25
26
28
30
28
25
25
24
23
22
24
26
29
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
84%
84%
84%
83%
84%
84%
85%
85%
84%
81%
76%
70%
67%
65%
67%
69%
72%
78%
83%
87%
89%
90%
90%
89%
90%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
8
10
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.8
1.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (27 October 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
20%
30%
20%
10%
10%
20%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
13°
14°
14°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
10°
11°
10°
10°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
16
WNW
17
WNW
16
WNW
17
W
19
W
19
W
15
W
13
Wind gust (mph)
30
30
27
32
33
30
25
20
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
Humidity
89%
87%
88%
86%
81%
78%
86%
88%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
16
17
16
17
19
19
15
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.0
1.9
1.7
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
6
7
7
8
7
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (28 October 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
10%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
12°
14°
13°
12°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
9°
8°
10°
11°
11°
10°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
13
W
12
W
11
W
13
W
15
W
15
W
12
W
11
Wind gust (mph)
20
18
17
24
25
23
18
18
Visibility (description)
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
Humidity
88%
89%
89%
85%
77%
76%
88%
92%
UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.9
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Sunday 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Sunday 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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Warnings are issued for wind and rain

Yellow National Severe Weather Warnings for wind and rain have been issued for Thursday as a low-pressure system crosses the UK.

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Forecast for 11:00, Wed
Updated 09:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 22 Oct 2025

South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Brighter today, but wet and windy overnight and into tomorrow.

Today:

Sunny spells through this morning with any fog patches clearing by late-morning. Isolated showers developing for a time, but most places staying dry. Heavy rain arriving from the west later this afternoon. Freshening easterly winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

A wet evening with persistent and occasionally heavy rain setting in and staying wet overnight. Windy at times with the strongest winds probably developing by dawn. Milder than last night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Thursday:

A very windy and occasionally wet day with the potential for some disruption. Heavy rain probably clearing to showers. Strong northwesterly winds with gales or severe gales. Feeling much colder. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Showers on Friday, these heavy at times. Brighter with fewer showers and sunny spells on Saturday, then largely dry on Sunday. Windy at times and feeling rather cold.

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