Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 14 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
7.7° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Compton Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 3AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)7ft (2.1m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.7
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)135666788718171616166161616161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1899519230738289516079104525101795326314306230348432574644964879676581485
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
35
S
50
S
55
S
30
SW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
1.83
8:26AM
2.00
9:14PM
1.96
9:20AM
2.12
9:58PM
2.10
10:01AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
0.79
2:07PM
0.64
2:20AM
0.69
2:47PM
0.49
2:59AM
0.58
3:23PM
0.34
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----8:00-------8:00-------7:58---
Sunset------4:29-------4:30-------4:31-
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11-17732--11211-11------
Temp. °C108109991097898999999888899
Feels °C (?)31232-1-13-1232234545444465
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