
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 4AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:17AM2.16m | 4:51PM2.21m | 5:02AM1.99m | 5:33PM2.07m | 5:52AM1.87m | 6:22PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.51m | 10:19PM0.78m | 10:42AM0.73m | 11:36PM0.88m | 12:01PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 3 | W 3 | — | W 10 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 7 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 218 | 251 | 251 | 810 | 810 | 333 | 333 | 333 | 333 | 333 | 448 | 484 | 653 | 391 | 384 | 310 | 217 | 217 | 243 | 261 | 305 | 305 | 371 |
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