Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)7710101010101010995666666888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57421221201221251098381761488412020223021914075734443252625
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
W
25
W
15
W
10
W
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
2.37
10:28PM
2.38
11:00AM
2.49
11:09PM
2.47
11:37AM
2.55
11:44PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:56AM
0.34
3:17PM
0.48
3:38AM
0.17
3:57PM
0.33
4:16AM
0.05
4:35PM
0.21
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
Sunrise-6:46-------6:48-------6:48------
Sunset-----7:12-------7:08-------7:07--
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------31----231---
Temp. °C1717171717171616161617171615131313131414129910
Feels °C (?)171715141516161514151514111089111211116102
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Isle of Wight

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Compton Bay (light winds from the E at Wight:St.Catherines Point 16 km from Compton Bay). 0.7m 6s windswell from the WSW with a 0.4m 11s groundswell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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6 km/h
E
0.0
17.4
Air / Water (°C)
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