Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Compton Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 4AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jan)6ft (1.8m)18s
Evening (28 Jan)6ft (1.8m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
!
1
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131318181817171617161615141313131212181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)436429612126143813192354190117291837173216717831240952836716398286190528580418562983431
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
2.10
6:21PM
1.97
7:04AM
2.12
8:05PM
2.08
8:30AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
0.67
11:38AM
0.70
12:10AM
0.68
12:54PM
0.54
1:20AM
0.57
1:54PM
0.32
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----7:47-------7:46-------7:45---
Sunset------4:50-------4:51-------4:52-
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1-1-------------32---22
Temp. °C888889988877788888788889
Feels °C (?)2243455445321221211232-1-1
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