Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 03 May 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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.9°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 3PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (03 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (03 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
E
5
SSW
5
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:49PM2.35m
00:54AM2.35m
1:22PM2.30m
1:27AM2.28m
1:58PM2.23m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.12m
5:55PM0.26m
6:14AM0.17m
6:30PM0.35m
6:49AM0.26m
7:04PM0.48m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:37
5:35
5:33
5:31
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8:28
8:30
8:31
8:32
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
15
13
12
12
10
11
13
14
13
10
8
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
9
9
11
13
13
14
10
9
9
6
6
9
11
9
4
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
1
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
2
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
4
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.7
E
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
5
15
7
67
212
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
269
269
269
597
601
324
284
284
280
284
268
284
284
261
334
251
251
344
218
367
367
344
349
368
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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