Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 09 May 2026 BST
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Compton Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Compton Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 11AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (09 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
10
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:16AM1.96m
5:03PM1.96m
5:07AM1.92m
5:57PM1.99m
6:01AM1.93m
6:55PM2.06m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.75m
10:02PM1.02m
10:43AM0.81m
11:33PM1.05m
12:10PM0.75m
00:59AM0.92m
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:26
5:24
5:24
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:38
8:40
8:42
Temp °C
12
12
14
16
16
17
14
12
11
10
11
12
13
12
11
7
5
5
10
12
13
12
11
10
8
8
9
11
11
14
9
6
4
2
2
5
7
5
5
0
-1
-1
5
6
8
8
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.6
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
20
7
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
25
25
22
17
11
15
34
90
126
179
206
200
178
190
200
188
139
88
45
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
217
217
251
349
344
270
217
443
348
352
376
779
391
371
198
198
217
237
355
355
355
355
310
219
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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