Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.5° 

Compton Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 7PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (02 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
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7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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)
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
5
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2.4
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
84
159
254
316
265
254
207
154
119
133
218
233
204
320
510
467
254
160
90
51
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:59PM2.34m
3:13AM2.22m
3:44PM2.22m
4:08AM2.10m
4:38PM2.10m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.11m
8:11PM0.31m
8:32AM0.31m
9:00PM0.48m
9:25AM0.54m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
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7:50
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
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20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
18
16
Feels °C
13
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14
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15
13
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