Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.8° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 2PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
2.5
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
SW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
811
566
576
506
415
340
237
203
161
96
70
82
11
19
34
32
24
15
21
49
80
86
90
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:12AM2.49m
1:44PM2.53m
1:48AM2.43m
2:20PM2.45m
2:28AM2.34m
2:59PM2.34m
Low Tide
6:32AM-0.10m
6:50PM0.14m
7:08AM-0.03m
7:29PM0.20m
7:48AM0.11m
8:11PM0.31m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:50
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
17
18
19
18
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
10
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
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