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Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
7.9° C
 (Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Compton Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 9PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (20 Jan)11ft (3.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
3
S
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
0.6
SW
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
3
S
2
SSE
1.3
SW
2.3
S
1.3
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
2.1
SE
2.2
S
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)7787714788877106161616151514146618
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5687891331672431167820155712951180920342384415920183223742293160610316582714044329
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSW
30
S
35
SE
55
S
50
S
50
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
15
SSE
30
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
45
SE
30
SSW
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
2.46
12:22PM
2.48
12:59AM
2.48
12:56PM
2.44
1:35AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
0.01
5:18AM
0.30
5:39PM
-0.04
5:54AM
0.30
6:15PM
-0.03
6:33AM
0.34
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------7:56-------7:54-------7:54-
Sunset4:36-------4:37-------4:39-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-2531132-11--112----1231
Temp. °C9988871010910109999988888788
Feels °C (?)-1-1001-1-1-1-1012225313310-310
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