Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 19 | 38 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 41 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:17PM2.72m | 00:23AM2.72m | 12:59PM2.76m | 1:05AM2.71m | 1:38PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.08m | 5:34AM-0.30m | 5:53PM0.05m | 6:15AM-0.27m | 6:34PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | W 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 |
32 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 19 | 38 | 37 | 8 | 10 | — | 41 | — | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | WSW 7 |
— | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | 26 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | N 3 |
8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | 10 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 286 | 347 | 250 | 109 | 171 | 120 | 188 | 188 | 250 | 347 | 286 | 286 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 345 | 356 | 826 | 359 | 345 |
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