Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 4PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 32 | 64 | 60 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:16AM2.05m | 10:16PM2.18m | 10:53AM2.21m | 10:53PM2.32m | 11:28AM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.67m | 3:48AM0.39m | 4:00PM0.52m | 4:20AM0.22m | 4:34PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 8 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SW 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | — | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | SW 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SE 4 | W 9 | — | — | SW 9 |
3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | E 2 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
101 | 77 | 50 | 37 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 32 | 64 | 60 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 218 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 200 | 200 | 218 | 262 | 334 | 251 | 334 | 349 | 284 | 305 | 597 | 314 | 352 | 157 | 157 | 116 |
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