Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
1.3
E
5
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
0
5
22
42
50
60
58
43
55
103
104
96
94
94
94
92
89
85
89
89
82
79
64
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
5
NE
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
3:52AM2.25m
4:38PM2.23m
4:53AM2.13m
5:45PM2.15m
6:01AM2.06m
7:00PM2.13m
Low Tide
9:02AM0.35m
9:33PM0.71m
10:12AM0.55m
10:55PM0.88m
11:43AM0.63m
00:32AM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:52
5:50
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8:12
8:14
8:15
8:16
Temp °C
10
9
11
13
14
14
11
9
8
8
10
12
13
13
12
10
9
8
10
12
14
14
14
13
4
3
4
6
7
8
4
3
2
2
4
5
7
8
7
5
4
4
6
9
11
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
3
5
22
42
50
60
58
43
55
103
104
96
94
94
94
92
89
85
89
89
82
79
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
4
4
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
154
97
86
73
73
86
138
187
159
100
90
73
62
48
37
45
37
20
12
7
5
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
334
344
454
341
200
198
198
198
46
46
266
261
184
182
116
29
17
0
0
0
42
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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