Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.4° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
8
16
18
18
17
27
17
17
17
17
75
33
40
74
134
218
196
191
211
230
279
155
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
SE
15
S
10
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:14AM2.35m
2:52PM2.39m
2:50AM2.27m
3:28PM2.33m
3:30AM2.18m
4:09PM2.24m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.07m
7:52PM0.39m
8:11AM0.17m
8:35PM0.48m
8:55AM0.31m
9:24PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:45
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
21
23
23
22
21
19
19
18
20
20
20
20
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
20
17
Feels °C
16
16
19
21
22
21
20
17
17
16
18
17
18
18
15
14
13
12
12
13
12
14
12
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