
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | W 8 | — | W 8 | WSW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:33PM2.07m | 5:52AM1.87m | 6:22PM1.97m | 6:59AM1.79m | 7:30PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.73m | 11:36PM0.88m | 12:01PM0.87m | 00:56AM0.87m | 1:17PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 431 | 391 | 356 | 314 | 310 | 218 | 243 | 218 | 305 | 261 | 436 | 251 | 251 | 356 | 356 | 634 | 587 | 979 | 846 | 612 |
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