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Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 09 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
7.7° C
 (Which is 2.1°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 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
1.6
S
2.2
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212121212121212121111111110567778810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1435816414407367715647496390378280219154151117691333608068708809549061131
Wind
(km/h)
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
45
SSE
45
S
45
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:48PM
2.21
3:27AM
2.24
3:29PM
2.04
4:07AM
2.12
4:13PM
1.90
4:50AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
0.60
8:11PM
0.40
8:41AM
0.77
9:04PM
0.63
9:49AM
0.90
10:12PM
0.81
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise8:04-------8:03-------8:03-------
Sunset--4:20-------4:21-------4:22-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C5665443113433456668911111111
Feels °C (?)-5-3-3-4-5-4-4-6-5-2-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-4-102555
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