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Compton Bay Surf Forecast
/ Isle of Wight (6 surf breaks) /
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Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Compton Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | |
49 | 37 | 50 | 27 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 32 | 26 | 59 | 86 | 58 | 39 | 23 | 76 | 217 | 263 | 219 | 303 | 486 | 396 | 277 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:59AM2.57m | 00:16AM2.63m | 12:52PM2.62m | 1:06AM2.61m | 1:44PM2.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM-0.14m | 5:09PM-0.07m | 5:34AM-0.22m | 5:54PM-0.03m | 6:19AM-0.21m | 6:40PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | 8:53 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | W 14 | — |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 38 | 27 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 32 | 14 | 45 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 8 | — | 4 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 16 | SW 14 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | W 15 | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 11 | 20 | 9 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 49 | 37 | 50 | 27 | 34 | 41 | 36 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 59 | 86 | 58 | 39 | 12 | 76 | 217 | 263 | 219 | 303 | 486 | 396 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 171 | 322 | 322 | 356 | 356 | 17 | 347 | 268 | 203 | 220 | 249 | 249 | 112 | 108 | 570 | 624 | 621 | 658 | 650 | 639 | 356 | 268 | 268 |
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