Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.7° 

Compton Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.5
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
9
6
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
6
21
26
20
14
9
9
11
20
39
19
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
NNE
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:23AM2.18m
11:24PM2.30m
11:59AM2.29m
11:59PM2.39m
12:33PM2.38m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.38m
4:21PM0.52m
4:44AM0.25m
4:56PM0.43m
5:18AM0.14m
5:30PM0.37m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:55
8:53
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
19
20
20
21
21
20
19
19
22
21
21
22
19
17
17
16
19
21
22
22
18
Feels °C
19
19
19
19
20
21
22
21
19
19
22
18
17
19
17
15
16
15
17
17
18
17
14
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