Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 08 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 7PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
4 AM
7 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
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
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
1.6
ENE
7
0.1
W
11
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
0.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
1
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
3
3
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
2
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
4:11PM1.99m
4:16AM1.96m
5:03PM1.96m
5:07AM1.92m
5:57PM1.99m
6:01AM1.93m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.65m
9:01PM0.91m
9:33AM0.75m
10:02PM1.02m
10:43AM0.81m
11:33PM1.05m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:28
5:26
5:24
5:24
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8:36
8:37
8:38
8:40
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
13
16
16
17
14
12
10
9
10
12
12
11
9
6
5
5
8
8
9
10
10
8
8
7
8
11
11
13
9
6
3
1
2
5
4
3
1
-1
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
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
E
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
3
3
2
2
2
2
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
5
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
2
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
0.8
NNE
4
Energy kJ
6
8
6
6
9
21
33
32
24
22
12
15
55
141
223
271
292
300
232
233
307
255
155
20
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)
251
251
268
243
243
217
217
217
218
218
252
270
198
355
352
481
526
538
391
359
198
198
217
217
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
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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