Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.84m | 7:52AM1.76m | 8:18PM1.89m | 9:27AM1.88m | 9:31PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.91m | 1:56PM0.95m | 2:30AM0.76m | 2:45PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | — | S 14 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 64 | 122 | 139 | 222 | 275 | 273 | 212 | 239 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 305 | 280 | 284 | 284 | 200 | 218 | 218 | 252 | 243 | 200 | 208 | 214 | 251 | 356 | 473 | 473 | 597 | 367 | 232 |
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