
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 37 | 60 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:16PM2.44m | 2:14AM2.35m | 2:52PM2.39m | 2:50AM2.27m | 3:28PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.34m | 7:32AM0.07m | 7:52PM0.39m | 8:11AM0.17m | 8:35PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | SW 8 | — | — |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 17 | — | 17 | 17 | — | 15 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 7 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 75 | 48 | 23 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 60 | 138 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 243 | 217 | 200 | 2 | 17 | 115 | 200 | 220 | 423 | 251 | 200 | 22 | 240 | 268 | 158 | 158 | 356 | 268 |
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