Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
19.9°C
3.3° 

Compton Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
82
80
61
38
26
25
35
40
39
32
59
99
162
169
103
70
88
120
90
43
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:27AM2.47m
10:37PM2.51m
11:13AM2.63m
11:22PM2.63m
11:54AM2.71m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.33m
3:51AM-0.04m
4:11PM0.17m
4:33AM-0.18m
4:52PM0.05m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:31
7:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
20
20
20
18
Feels °C
11
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
15
17
18
16
18
16
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