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Compton Bay Surf Forecast
/ Isle of Wight (6 surf breaks) /
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Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Compton Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 2PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | |
16 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 83 | 64 | 64 | 53 | 47 | 41 | 42 | 49 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 48 | 81 | 115 | 100 | 88 | 60 | 128 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:05AM2.47m | 11:27PM2.60m | 11:59AM2.57m | 00:16AM2.63m | 12:52PM2.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.02m | 4:25PM-0.04m | 4:50AM-0.14m | 5:09PM-0.07m | 5:34AM-0.22m | 5:54PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | 8:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 16 | 12 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 27 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 83 | 64 | 64 | 53 | 47 | 41 | 42 | 49 | 34 | 46 | 51 | 48 | 81 | 115 | 100 | 88 | 60 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 268 | 268 | 310 | 303 | 303 | 316 | 316 | 26 | 171 | 88 | 322 | 356 | 356 | 268 | 108 | 248 | 175 | 175 | 109 | 109 | 112 | 352 | 229 |
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