Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 30 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Compton Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 4AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (31 Jan)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (31 Jan)7ft (2.1m)16s

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

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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
!
2
2
1
1
0
0
3
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
3
SW
3
WSW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
2
SE
Period(s) (?)17111616161616161615151414141413131218171616166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83731948452828392354238418092538217516321212978822648632562405336442719508371255277
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
N
15
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:18PM
2.28
9:33AM
2.42
10:13PM
2.48
10:23AM
2.57
11:00PM
2.63
11:07AM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
0.41
2:46PM
0.09
3:06AM
0.27
3:32PM
-0.09
3:51AM
0.16
4:15PM
-0.21
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise----7:43-------7:41-------7:39---
Sunset------4:54-------4:57-------4:58-
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1-1--1---2-11-------1
Temp. °C999899999899998754467888
Feels °C (?)023353335466654311-1-1010-1
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