Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 31 May 2026 BST
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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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (31 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (31 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.9
SW
5
0.6
WSW
10
1.1
SW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
96
94
91
421
105
88
113
111
109
107
105
78
65
44
82
67
99
80
71
145
254
279
307
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:59AM2.26m
00:03AM2.31m
12:35PM2.28m
00:38AM2.30m
1:11PM2.27m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.23m
4:58PM0.36m
5:19AM0.20m
5:34PM0.38m
5:55AM0.21m
6:09PM0.42m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:08
9:09
1
1
4
4
1
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
17
17
17
15
14
13
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
15
13
10
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
11
12
11
10
9
11
12
12
12
10
11
11
11
12
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
58
96
94
91
88
46
23
109
107
105
78
65
44
27
25
20
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
7
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
7
4
113
111
82
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
6
1
W
6
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
8
Energy kJ
17
17
11
17
421
105
69
62
15
10
8
16
24
42
53
67
99
80
71
145
254
279
307
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
252
22
22
213
34
17
2
2
17
22
109
109
108
108
109
112
109
101
22
318
742
113
22
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
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