Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
19.5°C
2.9° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
40
68
51
19
63
107
110
73
74
70
95
111
90
80
51
27
15
11
10
12
18
16
8
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:02AM2.67m
12:32PM2.73m
00:41AM2.65m
1:07PM2.67m
1:17AM2.57m
1:40PM2.56m
Low Tide
5:12AM-0.23m
5:32PM-0.00m
5:50AM-0.19m
6:10PM0.01m
6:28AM-0.07m
6:47PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:24
7:22
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
17
15
14
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
20
21
19
18
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
15
14
12
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
18
19
20
18
18
18
20
18
19
18
18
19
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