
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
170 | 123 | 62 | 53 | 45 | 36 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 20 | 41 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:38PM2.10m | 5:16AM2.00m | 5:47PM2.03m | 6:41AM1.97m | 7:12PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM0.65m | 10:37AM0.76m | 11:30PM0.73m | 12:14PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
— | — | 24 | 16 | 12 | 36 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 41 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
170 | 123 | 62 | 53 | 45 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 29 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 268 | 171 | 251 | 171 | 29 | 160 | 109 | 152 | 109 | 108 | 0 | 110 | 152 | 152 | 110 | 116 | 157 | 237 |
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