Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 36 | 31 | 35 | 23 | 25 | 54 | 102 | 168 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:16PM2.63m | 2:22AM2.49m | 2:52PM2.48m | 2:59AM2.32m | 3:26PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.18m | 7:35AM0.04m | 7:56PM0.34m | 8:15AM0.28m | 8:38PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 5 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 36 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | E 3 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | — | 31 | 35 | 23 | 25 | 54 | 102 | 168 | 164 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 640 | 634 | 359 | 440 | 464 | 464 | 472 | 347 | 345 | 45 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 315 | 647 | 1063 | 892 | 17 |
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