Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 11PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
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 kJ | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:40PM2.65m | 12:17PM2.72m | 00:23AM2.72m | 12:59PM2.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.17m | 4:51AM-0.23m | 5:11PM0.08m | 5:34AM-0.30m | 5:53PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 16 | — | — | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 36 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 197 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 108 | 108 | 260 | 347 | 250 | 108 | 171 | 171 | 188 | 188 | 250 | 305 | 220 | 202 |
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