Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.7° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
28
20
15
15
13
8
8
6
6
6
4
4
3
4
4
7
6
14
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:03PM1.82m
7:03AM1.78m
7:23PM1.86m
8:32AM1.89m
8:39PM1.98m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.98m
1:32PM1.04m
2:03AM0.81m
2:22PM0.88m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
16
16
14
14
12
13
13
17
17
17
18
20
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
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